Effects Of Mangroves In Mumbai

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However, there are many media reports which illustrate a completely opposite narrative, they indicate that the government has been taking many steps to stop this damage and these steps have even produced some fruitful results. Reports have mentioned that “to a large extent, land-grabbing in mangrove areas by unscrupulous builders in the city has stopped” because of the mangroves being classified as forests (McDermott n.p., 2011). The government has also taken steps like unclogging water channels in different parts of the city this “allow tide water to reach the dying mangroves on a 20-acre (8 hectare) plot” (Chatterjee n.p., 2016) which leads to the reviving of the mangroves in this area. Other media report also cites that the government was …show more content…
Numerous different species of plants, fishes and other marine animals are a part of this ecosystem ("Why Should We Protect Mangroves."n.p., n.d.). Biodiversity is extremely important to the economy, medical research and genetic diversity. Furthermore, this aspect of biodiversity also introduces other aspects of environmental politics like management of resources and control of the environment. These 3 aspects are highly interconnected and work together to frame the narrative in Mumbai. The presence of mangroves leads to the many different species of fish and crustaceans ("Why Should We Protect Mangroves."n.p., n.d.). The abundance of marine animals breeds a thriving fishing industry however; this leads to the problem of not being able to manage resources properly. The copious amounts of marine life lead to overfishing which eventually can lead to a loss of biodiversity and damage to the ecosystem. Additionally, dumping waste and industrial and domestic pollution is not a good way to control the environment, these activities negatively affects the mangroves (“Threats to Mangrove Ecosystem” n.p., n.d.). Consequently, these activities end up damaging the natural resource which is crucial to the economy. Many steps are being to manage these resources and control these environments but there is not any conclusive evidence that these steps are effective, according to the media reports. Environmental politics in Mumbai is leading to the mishandling of these mangroves because these mangroves are being incessantly cut and polluted. Subsequently, this decreases the biodiversity indicates that Mumbai is neither managing its resources properly nor controlling its

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