Asked for proof, Kharghar locals shoot video of wetlands' destruction

Another local, Yogesh Gadpal, 40, said, "Kharghar has gone from being one of the healthiest places to live in, to a gas chamber of poisonous gases coming from neighbouring Taloja. To add to this, people are destroying the wetlands." Wetlands Committee member Stalin Dayanand said, "We have a committee meeting on January 7 and will definitely discuss this issue then. We will check the situation and do the needful."

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