An encroachment removal drive was carried out on April 16, 2026, at 10 am in Manori, Survey No. 295 (Land No. 3184), under the jurisdiction of the West Mumbai Mangrove Cell, Mangrove Division (North Konkan).

The action was undertaken in compliance with the Bombay High Court’s directions in Public Interest Litigation No. 87 of 2006 and based on the 2005 MRSAC maps. The 186.500-hectare area at Manori was officially handed over to the Mangrove Cell on October 3, 2013.