Navi Mumbai: The Uran Railway StationWhich is yet to be inaugurated, there were reports of flooding in the metro area due to heavy rains on Thursday. An online video of local teens swimming livelihood The subway of the station has gone viral.
Green activists said that since the Uran station is built on a wetland area, it is more prone to flooding monsoon Season. The local people of Uran have raised concerns over the continuous delay in the work of the station and the connectivity of Kharkopar station with the township. Professor Rajendra Madhavi, a resident of Uran, said, “The waterlogging started a week ago when the monsoon started.”
Confirming the video, Dr. Shivraj Manaspure, Chief PRO, Central Railway said, “The railway station is not yet operational. The station has four platforms which are connected by subway. Many works of drainage, pipeline etc. are lying incomplete. Some people are swimming in the metro.” Environmentalist BN Kumar of Natconnect Foundation said, “It is ridiculous to see youths swimming in the subway of the just-inaugurated Uran railway station. In 2020, we wrote to the authorities that since the station complex is being built on a wetland, there could be complications like monsoon flooding.
He said that it is unfortunate to see that destruction of mangroves, wetlands is still happening in parts of Kharghar, Uran and Raigad districts. “We are not against developmental projects, but there should be some balance between environment and development,” Kumar said.
Green activists said that since the Uran station is built on a wetland area, it is more prone to flooding monsoon Season. The local people of Uran have raised concerns over the continuous delay in the work of the station and the connectivity of Kharkopar station with the township. Professor Rajendra Madhavi, a resident of Uran, said, “The waterlogging started a week ago when the monsoon started.”
Confirming the video, Dr. Shivraj Manaspure, Chief PRO, Central Railway said, “The railway station is not yet operational. The station has four platforms which are connected by subway. Many works of drainage, pipeline etc. are lying incomplete. Some people are swimming in the metro.” Environmentalist BN Kumar of Natconnect Foundation said, “It is ridiculous to see youths swimming in the subway of the just-inaugurated Uran railway station. In 2020, we wrote to the authorities that since the station complex is being built on a wetland, there could be complications like monsoon flooding.
He said that it is unfortunate to see that destruction of mangroves, wetlands is still happening in parts of Kharghar, Uran and Raigad districts. “We are not against developmental projects, but there should be some balance between environment and development,” Kumar said.