This will come as surprise to you, but it’s true. Around 15-20 mangroves near the proposed Charkop metro car depot in Kandivli is one of the reasons for the delay of the Rs 8,250 crore and 32 km-long Charkop-Bandra Mankhurd (CBM) metro line two, which is a non-starter even after four years of the ground-breaking ceremony of the line was done at the hands of the then president Pratibha Patil.

Around 20 mangroves stand between the proposed Rs 8,250 crore Charkop metro car depot project. Pic/Nimesh Dave