Green cover of Mumbai lakes shrinks by 30% in 17 yrs: Survey
The green cover near Mumbai's Vihar, Powai, and Tulsi lakes has reduced by around 30% in the last 17 years, according to a survey by NGO Watchdog Foundation. This is because of reclamations and encroachments that have caused illegal felling of trees around the lakes. However, Maharashtra forest department has refuted the findings by calling the survey unscientific and unreliable.