Enviromentalist Stalin D, director of the NGO Vanashakti, has levelled serious accusations against Mumbai authorities for allegedly allowing the illegal transfer of notified forest land within the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). According to Stalin, encroachment and destruction within the park are escalating, with the authorities failing in their duty to protect this critical ecosystem.

Stalin claims that the Dindoshi Hills, an essential part of the park’s environment, have been excluded from SGNP’s boundaries and are now being targeted for development. He pointed out that two hectares of this land are being secretly handed over to a private developer, who intends to designate the area as open space in a new project.