Updated On: 28 February, 2026 11:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Activist finds building material scattered across eco-sensitive zone in Manpada, Thane, weeks after mining nod was revoked

Construction debris seen dumped on the Manpada plot inside the Eco-Sensitive Zone of Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Pics/By Special Arrangement
Weeks after a controversial mining permission inside the Eco-Sensitive Zone of Sanjay Gandhi National Park was revoked, fresh concerns have emerged at the same Manpada plot in Thane, where an environmentalist claims to have found large quantities of construction debris dumped across the site, raising questions about continued violations in a legally protected area.
