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From Aarey to Navi Mumbai: Mumbai’s ongoing battle to preserve its green spaces in an urban hub

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Updated on: 02 August,2024 09:30 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Raaina Jain | [email protected]

As Mumbai continues on its path of infrastructural development, we take a look at nature and wildlife conservation efforts that have shaped the city’s recent history and speak to people who have been associated with such efforts to get their views on navigating the ‘development vs nature’ dilemma

From Aarey to Navi Mumbai: Mumbai’s ongoing battle to preserve its green spaces in an urban hub

Aarey Colony. File Pic/Satej Shinde

The city of dreams, the commercial capital of the country, the metropolitan hub that attracts people from across the country – with these tags and more, Mumbai has become a symbol of urban development. In the process, it has become a concrete jungle in constant need of infrastructural growth. However, the nature-rich areas that the Maximum City harbours have often been at odds with said development. Mumbai has seen its fair share of environmental movements and campaigns, all aimed at conserving the rich biodiversity that exists within the city. 

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