Citizens continue protests against proposed felling of 45,000 mangrove trees in Mumbai for Coastal Road project

Round 100 residents gathered on the Amphitheatre at Carter Road, Bandra West, on Sunday (Might 17, 2026) night for a peaceable public consciousness in response to the proposed felling of 45,000 mangrove trees for the 26.3 km-long Versova-Bhayander highway, which is estimated to value over ₹18,000 crore and is the second part of the northward extension of the Mumbai Coastal Road alongside the town’s west coast.

What was first got down to be a formation of a human chain alongside Carter Road of all those that had gathered, holding up placards and posters for public consciousness, was altered, because of the lack of permission from the Mumbai Police, to a gathering which featured music, open conversations, public interactions and a guided mangrove consciousness stroll alongside the Carter Road shoreline.

Members engaged with members of the general public by means of casual discussions and consciousness actions centered on the ecological significance of mangroves, which act as pure buffers against excessive climate occasions and maintain fishing communities, amongst a myriad of eco-sensitive roles they play.

These gathered on the protest referred to as for elevated transparency in the decision-making behind the destruction of ecosystems, of mangroves, for instance, thereby questioning the velocity at which it was carried out. Making choices by means of significant session with native communities and consultants was confused upon as effectively.