The civic body’s plans to allow construction on Mumbai’s last few stretches of salt pans would mean disaster for the city, say citizens groups and environmentalists, reports Bhavika Jain.

However, the decision to include salt pan lands, particularly in areas like Mulund, Bhandup, Kanjurmarg, has raised alarm bells among environmentalists who argue that such a move could have ...

MUMBAI: The state government’s grandiose plan to build affordable homes on a part of Mumbai’s 5,379 acres of salt pan land may not take off anytime so.

The story so far: The Maharashtra government has issued a GR (Government Resolution) allocating 255.9 acres of salt pan land, distributed over three land parcels in Mumbai’s eastern suburbs, for ...

The development of salt pans is a touchy issue. Builders want them to be opened up for commercial exploitation while politicians want these tracts to rehabilitate project-affected persons and slum ...

Burtynsky's latest project, Salt Pans, is an example.He spent 10 days in April flying over the Little Rann of Kutch salt pans in India, where more than 45,000 workers produce some 8 million metric ...