The Bombay High Court on Monday said that the quantified contribution of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) to Mumbai was more than the BMC's annual budget. The court expressed displeasure over government delay in rehabilitating people living in unauthorised structures inside the protected forest.
A bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Amir Borkar referred to a September 2022 report released by Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, which pegged the economic value of SGNP ecosystem services at Rs15,12,388 crore, or Rs146 crore per hectare. The report 'Economic Value of the Ecosystem Services Provided by Sanjay Gandhi National Park' was designed to capture the economic benefits of the protected area.
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