Pollution in Malad Creek

Malad Creek or Marve Creek is a creek in north-west Mumbai. Located west of Malad, the Oshiwara River drains into it. To the west is Madh Island, and to the east lies Versova. Earlier it was surrounded by a 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) area of mangroves. But now this area has shrunk to 400 acres (1.6 km2) as the real estate prices in Malad went up. Malad creek is 5 km in length.[1]

The Malad sewage treatment plant gives preliminary treatment of waste before discharging it directly into the creek, and in 2017 was considered "perhaps the worst" polluting plant in the city.[2]

References

  1. ^ Menezes, Nadia (10 March 2005). "Malad's mangrove massacre". Indian Express. Retrieved 10 April 2009.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Mumbai Sea's pollution levels continue to be extremely high". 18 August 2017.

19°08′N 72°48′E / 19.133°N 72.800°E / 19.133; 72.800

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