Endangered Landscape
District-wise breakdown of the major projects
Thane
- Ancillary development of Navi Mumbai airport, green areas released for housing and commercial exploitation
Raigad
- Navi Mumbai airport MahaMumbai SEZ. Area: Thrice that of Mumbai Five thermal power plants 10 km from one another Chemical industries hub
Ratnagiri
- Madban: Location of the Jaitapur nuclear power plant (6 reactors)
- Gholap: Port to come up
- Across the region: 9 coal-fired plants and mining on 950 ha
Sindhudurg
- Dongerpal: Iron ore mine on anvil
- Asniye, Galel, Kalne villages: Mining permits
- Devgad, Dhakore-Vengurla: NTPC’s 2 thermal power projects
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