More indictment of the MIDC has come to the fore, with the state pollution control board issuing it a notice over pollution in the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary. The action follows a series of reports by this newspaper highlighting the discharge of industrial effluents into the protected water body from a damaged pipeline.

MIDC has been told to fix the pipeline at once.  MIDC is the planning authority for providing infrastructure—water supply, roads, drainage lines including proper collection as well as disposal systems for effluents—to industries in its zones. It is the responsibility of MIDC to operate and maintain the effluent discharge line.