India, July 3 -- The union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) has given its final nod for a 4.7-kilometre twin tunnel under the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) as part of the Goregaon Mulund Link Road (GMLR).

"SGNP being a protected forest in the city, the approval is a major milestone and the final one," Abhijit Bangar, additional municipal commissioner (projects), told Hindustan Times.

The final approval was granted by the forest ministry on Tuesday. Earlier, in January 2024, the ministry had granted in principle approval for the twin tunnel project.

The ministry has directed the SGNP authorities to hand over 19.43 hectares of reserve forest land required for the tunnels to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corpo...