mangrove park in borivali to open on May 28
Mumbai, May 21 -- The city's first dedicated mangrove park at Gorai will finally open on May 28, nearly three years behind the original deadline, a senior forest official told Hindustan Times.
Confirming the development, Borivali legislator Sanjay Upadhyay said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and union minister and North Mumbai MP Piyush Goyal would inaugurate the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Mangrove Park in Borivali at 10.30am on May 28.
State forest minister Ganesh Naik, Mumbai suburban guardian minister Ashish Shelar, co-guardian minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha and BJP leader Gopal Shetty would also be present during the inauguration, Upadhyay added.
He said details regarding public access to the park and other details would be announced separately
The mangrove park was announced in 2021 and originally expected to open in 2023. Work was completed last year, but the launch was repeatedly pushed back due to unavailability of dignitaries, forest officials said. Speaking to HT on May 10, Upadhyay had said some work was still pending at the park and assured that the launch would be scheduled once all arrangements were aligned....
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