Eco India: Over 1,000 hectares of Mumbai's mangroves are fiercely guarded by a fishing community

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  • čas přidán 13. 09. 2019
  • Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow.
    Our top story this week looks systematic efforts by a fishing community from Mumbai's Bhandup village to conserve the mangrove wetlands in the stretch from Airoli bridge to Vikhroli, thereby protecting the city from the ocean’s swell.
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    Script: Sannuta Raghu, Nooshin Mowla
    Executive Producer: Sannuta Raghu
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Komentáře • 212

  • @Jeet2607
    @Jeet2607 Před 4 lety +114

    Nice story. Other community must follow their resources to save environment

  • @VINODKUMAR-sw5iu
    @VINODKUMAR-sw5iu Před 4 lety +42

    I live in Thane and have very close relation with Koli community.What shown in this documentary is 100% true.

  • @babluji9742
    @babluji9742 Před 4 lety +225

    Pls friends...while going to market pls take cloth bags stop using carry bags at least for vegetables and fruits.

    • @amalashwinfrancis6732
      @amalashwinfrancis6732 Před 4 lety +10

      That's a good initiative but how about the packaged food products in plastic wrap, it's abundant and our government should restrict the use of it by introducing a remedy for it. Everything starts from us, if we've changed our government will too

    • @buschannel616
      @buschannel616 Před 4 lety

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    • @SasukeUchiha-wl2sn
      @SasukeUchiha-wl2sn Před 4 lety +7

      @@amalashwinfrancis6732 atleast jo avoid kr sakte ho kro...mai bhi bag lekr jaata hu usmai fruits paper mai wrap krke bag mai daalo bag bhi ganda nahi hota

    • @gohan12991
      @gohan12991 Před 4 lety

      @@AasthaHingar One word - discounts. Not everyone is as rich as you.

    • @gohan12991
      @gohan12991 Před 4 lety +1

      @@AasthaHingar Yeah and suggesting other people to buy stuff which is expensive is fine for you, isn't it? Dmart gives the best discounts. No middle class indian family will stop buying from them. We are still a poor country and for many people, food and money comes before climate change. People who are from upper middle class households won't understand that.

  • @bumba954
    @bumba954 Před 4 lety +53

    Your all this kind of documentaries are really laudable. Thanks for covering all these story from zero level and bringing into light. All the stories of #Eco India are really inspiring & motivate us to build a sustainable future. Huge respect for u. Make more documentaries like this.

  • @BluegroperAuWeb
    @BluegroperAuWeb Před 3 lety +10

    Mangroves are extremely important eco systems and need to be protected. Well done to the fisherman in taking it upon themselves to save them!

  • @neerajkatoch4487
    @neerajkatoch4487 Před 4 lety +29

    Mangrove in Mumbai, heard first time but glad to see them (First line of defense)
    Need to protect and promote them, coastal regulation zone are very week, we need active government at ground level

  • @aryaravish
    @aryaravish Před 4 lety +89

    I wonder what happened to the plastic ban implemented last year. Plastic is back in circulation all over Maharashtra.

    • @sunilgaur1
      @sunilgaur1 Před 4 lety +6

      Ravish Arya no point in telling people not to use plastic but tell the business’ not to produce plastic that not recyclable, then ensure there are recycling centers where people can bring the plastic. It’s going to take all of us to make this happen. Business don’t care if they know that people don’t care.

    • @sunnystephen5764
      @sunnystephen5764 Před 4 lety +2

      Its all just a public stunt

    • @vdiitd
      @vdiitd Před 4 lety +10

      Poor planning. There was no alternative provided for the plastic bags. They should learn from Indore, there you get thin cloth bags for carrying groceries or veggies. First, they need to make alternatives available in the market then, take out the plastic.

    • @AP-xb4tv
      @AP-xb4tv Před 4 lety +8

      There was bawaal. People wanted alternatives. The industry wanted alternatives. Cloth bags have existed longer than plastic bags. But it's always easier to blame someone else.

    • @buschannel616
      @buschannel616 Před 4 lety

      czcams.com/video/jCppdZ9g6Zw/video.html

  • @jascintarebello3234
    @jascintarebello3234 Před 4 lety +7

    I remember growing up in mumbai. I use to see snow abundance of different types of fish. And it was always the women selling it. They were so clean and dressed likes brides. I do hope they have still kept their dress style intact. The the Fisher people are the true guardians of the sea
    I hope the government listens and takes their advice to conserve and save the mangroves

  • @vinaykrishna8454
    @vinaykrishna8454 Před 4 lety +36

    It's disheartening to see the destruction we humans have made😞

    • @allensnea9335
      @allensnea9335 Před 4 lety +1

      @Vinay Krishna,it’s sad because rising sea levels is our problem(global warming) so technically this is our own fault

  • @vidhisumariya
    @vidhisumariya Před 4 lety +17

    Thank you fishing community for saving the mangroves

  • @bindaasmard664
    @bindaasmard664 Před 4 lety +4

    A grand salute to Mr. Nandkumar Pawar and his fellow Koli brothers/sisters, thanks a lot to Scroll for surfacing such critical piece of info before common Indians like me. Having spent most of my lifetime in Mumbai and seen how ever growing number of migrants (from within state of MH and all over India) has completely turned Mumbai into chaotic piece of trash, I genuinely believe that Mumbai needs Thanos to wipe out half of its population ASAP. The illegal land encroachment done by huge number of migrants that keeps dumping into the city every single day from all over India must be stopped immediately. I dont understand why in country of over 1.3 billion we got just few handful of cities like Mumbai/Bangalore/Chennai/Hyderabad/Pune where people from all over India migrate to for jobs/businesses ? looking as size and population of India we need at least 50 such cities spread across the whole length and breadth of the country so that few cities wont chock up to death due to migration like what is happening in cities like Mumbai/Bangalore. Both these cities are heading to point of no return when it comes to self destruction due to ever growing number of migrants and rapid growth of industries concentrated at one place. Take some serious measures to control population and better spread development across the country than keeping it limited to few cities which are already screwed up big time.

  • @ranjith_s8032
    @ranjith_s8032 Před 4 lety +24

    There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed...
    -MKG

  • @rameshsalian5403
    @rameshsalian5403 Před 3 lety +1

    We are staying in Dreams complex next toRly Stn Bhandup west n very well acquainted with the place also many times we visited to the spot for birds sanctuary .. Basically our family in Mumbai since 1945 brought up n educated in Mumbai and belongs to the coastal communities of mangalore district in karnataka . We understand the pain of the activists and local Kolis and Agris community of Mumbai. My request to all that we mus protect the mangroves and give our support to them in every possible way in their good work ..Else some day the builders lobby of Mumbai grab everything n this land parcel also.. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @lukeallen3696
    @lukeallen3696 Před 2 lety +2

    An amazing success story that we need to learn from. Mangroves are one of the most important life support systems on the planet!

  • @DancerToMyHeartbeat
    @DancerToMyHeartbeat Před 4 lety +2

    Another incredible story! So excited to see what the other episodes of this series hold.

  • @medhajmadhavan3697
    @medhajmadhavan3697 Před 4 lety +1

    Beautifully captured. Really happy to see such initiatives being taken by the local communities, and even happier to see the positive results of these efforts!

  • @gokulkrishnan2925
    @gokulkrishnan2925 Před 4 lety +2

    A big salute to the efforts taken by these people.
    Let this be an eye opener to all

  • @NITESHYADAV-yv2im
    @NITESHYADAV-yv2im Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you so much for bringing this informative video to us.

  • @inkipinki4648
    @inkipinki4648 Před 4 lety +49

    Scroll please make a video on rally for rivers and cauvery calling 🙏 it's necessary to save farmers and cauvery river

  • @stevingeorge8773
    @stevingeorge8773 Před 4 lety

    Hats off to these people for their relentless pursuit towards the conservation of nature...

  • @MrChoudhary14
    @MrChoudhary14 Před 4 lety

    Your videos inspiring to so many youth and people of india to follow and bring a change in their own places.so that human kind will flourish in all areas .

  • @prajaktajoshi6280
    @prajaktajoshi6280 Před 4 lety

    never knew. when I'll visit India, I'll make sure to come and see👍

  • @SAY-jf3hy
    @SAY-jf3hy Před 4 lety

    Thank you

  • @kshitijvengurlekar1192
    @kshitijvengurlekar1192 Před 4 lety +13

    Bring back 'Morning fix'

  • @gaurav.soni1989
    @gaurav.soni1989 Před 4 lety

    Yet another wonderful presentation.. kudos to the team

  • @vineethv.3177
    @vineethv.3177 Před 4 lety

    Hats off for making this video.. 🖤

  • @phaln4u
    @phaln4u Před 4 lety

    another great vedio..

  • @jashwantsahu
    @jashwantsahu Před 3 lety

    Salute to these guys, they have done superb job... ❤️

  • @kani00771
    @kani00771 Před 11 měsíci

    Amazing conservation efforts more power and appreciation to them

  • @pralaymohite5742
    @pralaymohite5742 Před 4 lety +2

    The place shown is bird watching and hangout spot of us. Almost 150 species of birds found here. Need to conserve this place

  • @Rohanmore5
    @Rohanmore5 Před 4 lety +1

    Very Nice capturing of facts which everyone needs to be across... All it's begin with us...I start for a change...

  • @Karryon798
    @Karryon798 Před 4 lety

    Marvelous!!

  • @raysdesignconsortiumrdc4670

    Real heroes... Their work should be spread.... speacially to mumbaikars.....

  • @ranjith_s8032
    @ranjith_s8032 Před 4 lety +31

    Morning fix fans give ur attendance

  • @suvodipmondal7625
    @suvodipmondal7625 Před 4 lety +9

    Nice video.. please make a video on East Kolkata Wetlands.

  • @sandeepkarambil5767
    @sandeepkarambil5767 Před 4 lety

    Well made and well explained

  • @aadityaunni8202
    @aadityaunni8202 Před 4 lety

    Great community.......
    Others should consider these as role model to save our Mother Nature 🌏🌏🌏

  • @JensonSamuel777
    @JensonSamuel777 Před 4 lety

    Appreciate your work

  • @willm5814
    @willm5814 Před 3 lety +1

    People from India seem so smart, why are there so many examples of them not properly handling their own waste?

  • @Pravinkumar-zv7ww
    @Pravinkumar-zv7ww Před 4 lety +2

    One individual can make a difference
    there's only one step ahead of others needed
    Put the trash in dustbin
    Plant trees around your home
    Bowl of water /wasted food on the roof top in front of your house
    Loving nature automatically changes people's mindset could bring peace to the world.

  • @nitinpandey8139
    @nitinpandey8139 Před 3 lety +1

    Gr8 video

  • @amitghadge5500
    @amitghadge5500 Před 4 lety

    Hats off to these peoples.

  • @nofreemanspy8703
    @nofreemanspy8703 Před 11 měsíci

    Nice video...

  • @arjunk.j396
    @arjunk.j396 Před 4 lety

    Hats of sir 👏👏

  • @prakashmc2842
    @prakashmc2842 Před 3 lety +1

    Miga Miga Arumai!! Vazhthukkal!!

  • @kartikdancepower
    @kartikdancepower Před rokem

    Very nice information ❤️🙏💐💐

  • @noelbdavid
    @noelbdavid Před rokem

    Good report

  • @dineshthakur4046
    @dineshthakur4046 Před 4 lety

    good job guys

  • @devendraraut3935
    @devendraraut3935 Před 3 lety

    amazing

  • @aksh4415
    @aksh4415 Před 4 lety

    Proud to be Koli...🙏🙏🙏 Jai Ekvira Aai 🙏🙏🙏

  • @realizeeshan
    @realizeeshan Před 4 lety +3

    17th September 11am in front of Bombay High Court, Fort is a gathering planned since the cases filed for Aarey Carshed opposition will be heard. Please spread the word. Thanks.

  • @siddhantdand5376
    @siddhantdand5376 Před 4 lety

    lakhs of flamingos also come here! Delight to watch

  • @gss2129
    @gss2129 Před 4 lety +4

    90 million residents..
    about one percent of India's massive population in just one city..
    more satellite cities needed, to reduce burden on urban center's and sustainable options.

    • @drgap6564
      @drgap6564 Před 4 lety +2

      Dude it's 19 million ( around 2 crore people) not 90 million.

    • @buschannel616
      @buschannel616 Před 4 lety

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  • @midnightdaemon6844
    @midnightdaemon6844 Před 4 lety +1

    In the near future, New York City needs mangroves. I kid you not, but rising sea levels, superstorms, and Atlantic hurricanes can wipe out the whole city in 1-2 days. I hope it can learn something from Mumbai. Thank you for this video. It gives us a little bit of hope.

  • @altitude1039
    @altitude1039 Před 4 lety

    Does this grass roots mangrove protection group have a website or other way to connect with them?

  • @MyJazzy21
    @MyJazzy21 Před 4 lety +1

    The lush green mangroves shown in this video was the initiative of S.P Godrej. He had protected the mangrove forest in the eastern suburbs of Mumbai and gifted lot of land of Godrej company near vikhroli for the conservation of Mangrove. He had said Mangroves protect Mumbai so we must protect them. You can see the difference of mangroves between eastern suburbs of Mumbai and rest of Mumbai. The most difficult part is local politicians and builder mafias are cutting the mangroves for land grabbing. We saw that happened a lot in Airoli and other parts of Navi Mumbai. Mangroves were destroyed and local politicians claimed the land as their property and started building fences so that no one can enter them and in course of time managed to get some fraud superficial paper work to claim the land and in future get the land legally by political pressure and money bribing. Good to know local fishermen community working for this cause. International awareness is must and also protection of endangered migratory pink flamingos that come and breed in these mangroves. It looks very beautiful when the birds come.

  • @KruteekaNiikam
    @KruteekaNiikam Před 4 lety

    This destruction by humans needs to be stop!
    Truly a beautiful video which would surely make atleast few people realise the worsening condition of mangroves and their importance as well!

  • @TomarAshish
    @TomarAshish Před 3 lety

    U r doing grt job lv your videos
    #scroll.in💞

  • @dramoljadhav1957
    @dramoljadhav1957 Před 4 lety +1

    INCREASING POPULATION IS ALSO A MAJOR REASON BEHIND THIS, MORE PEOPLE IN SMALL AREA CAUSE MORE POLLUTION . WE MUST STOP EXCESSIVE IMMIGRATION IN MUMBAI TO AVOID ILLEGAL LAND GRABBING. #SAVE MUMBAI#SAVE.MAHARASHTRA.

  • @hela6208
    @hela6208 Před 4 lety +1

    The forest dwellers at Aarey must get all the help they can get.The government is fighting dirty and actually claims that this diverse ecosystem and most needed green lungs of Mumbai is not 'Forest Land ' but government land so they can chop some 3000 trees , displace leopards , monkeys ,birds , insects , medicinal plants and trees , all manner of flora and fauna , to build the Metro sheds.

  • @swatisonawane1192
    @swatisonawane1192 Před 4 lety

    Excellent thank you so much for this

  • @ankitdonadkar669
    @ankitdonadkar669 Před 4 lety +3

    Horrendous situation around mumbai city is not paving a way towards the consevation of these beautiful mangroves....!!!!

  • @sayansantra1
    @sayansantra1 Před 4 lety

    It's not the only mangrove , west bengal also has a part of the largest mangroves in the delta of the river Ganges.

  • @nitkarshchourasia2406
    @nitkarshchourasia2406 Před 4 lety

    Yes, We have to help ourselves instead of relying on the government to take control of the situation before it is too late...

  • @arghyadipsenapati7924
    @arghyadipsenapati7924 Před 4 lety

    Thanks #eco_india let's start the movement from your own house.

  • @yashmaheshwari1727
    @yashmaheshwari1727 Před 4 lety +1

  • @anoopchandrahasan7818
    @anoopchandrahasan7818 Před 4 lety

    👍👍

  • @pranavnaik2133
    @pranavnaik2133 Před 4 lety

    @Scroll.in plz make more video like this ...

  • @kvsk002
    @kvsk002 Před 4 lety +1

    Morning fix???

  • @devb1479
    @devb1479 Před 4 lety +1

    Gov shud Reduce Burden on Mumbai by Developing Near by Cities like Vadodara, Rajkot, Indore, Nagpur with Good Connectivity to Mumbai .

  • @amarbabuamarbabu494
    @amarbabuamarbabu494 Před 3 lety

    🙏🙏🙏👍

  • @akashdurge1260
    @akashdurge1260 Před 4 lety +1

    I think government should take more initiative to protect it.. because local people have very few source.

  • @eboyblackout
    @eboyblackout Před 4 lety

    Someone do something about this man!!!

  • @balachandarm5507
    @balachandarm5507 Před 4 lety

    Not only mumbai mangrove ,Pichavaram mangrove is in India too,Tamil nadu

  • @PhysicsPotion
    @PhysicsPotion Před 4 lety +3

    fix the marathi subtitle in auto translate.

  • @valerianpereira1259
    @valerianpereira1259 Před 2 lety

    Blessed with 7,600 kms coast line with 3oceans around.
    It is high time to
    pay great emphsis on;
    1//Ecology; Bio sphere...Agriculture.Flora and Fauna.
    Start planting.. growing MANGROVES in all coastal belts states and intesne planttaion needed with proper Standarsd /Specification..
    2/Build to reclaim land from Seas atleast few miles so you can build most Modern INFRASTRUCTURE..
    CLEAN..NEAT with no intereference..
    Best Roads.bridges.. loops...
    3 Tier roads.
    Sky scrapers..
    etc.
    and best WATER WAYS;Water Tarnsport Systems.

  • @swapnajeet_mohanta
    @swapnajeet_mohanta Před 4 lety

    Good one scroll please make video on cauvery water depletion and support ongoing capmaign of sadhguru.

    • @karthiksacharya7089
      @karthiksacharya7089 Před 4 lety +1

      If they got any chance / opportunity, they will ready to oppose him, they will not support

  • @aaratithapa455
    @aaratithapa455 Před 4 lety +1

    I love mangrove trees and everyone is distorting them

  • @ankit8401
    @ankit8401 Před 4 lety

    It's a nice initiative by this community but other people also need to understand the impact of their activities . Especially the dumping activity should be checked by the government, its our home we need to save it.

  • @theshivrajroy
    @theshivrajroy Před 4 lety

    Everyone just busy in small term happiness but in long run it’s very dangerous

  • @natarajan5541
    @natarajan5541 Před 4 lety

    Everyone is responsible for destruction, so everyone need to take action against the destruction made both sectors

  • @sudeepdas8221
    @sudeepdas8221 Před 4 lety

    Please bring back, your morning fix

  • @marathiboi96
    @marathiboi96 Před 4 lety

    You know most people say Mumbai was built by outsiders, wrong Mumbai was destroyed by outsiders, Just look around they built it that way that the natives and nature are suffering, Great building

  • @shatanshuchoudhary342
    @shatanshuchoudhary342 Před 4 lety

    We miss the daily morning fix 😞

  • @matsyaavtardas2127
    @matsyaavtardas2127 Před 4 lety

    Srimati Radhika, adopts me among your group of sakhis.

  • @sangmitraaa
    @sangmitraaa Před 2 lety

    They have cut so many mangroves in ulwe(Navi Mumbai) and are still cutting it😔 #savemangroves

  • @sanjogh777
    @sanjogh777 Před 4 lety +13

    And people wonder why Marathi people hate on UP Bihari people who create slums and dirt in Mumbai.

  • @varunreddy9578
    @varunreddy9578 Před 4 lety

    Govt should make releasing treated water outside buildings, so that water doesnt get polluted.
    Many high rise buildings in chicago utilise water but they release back treated water back, not polluted water.
    All buildings should mandatorily have Treatment plants and Government should also keep a check on reducing effluents and plastic usage and increase treatment plants and make city Around look good.
    First make dignity homes for people living in those shacks inside city. After alloting those homes, take back that shacks filled land and auction it to property developers and make city filled planned infrastructure to lead a Ecofriendly life.

  • @sanketkanhere4238
    @sanketkanhere4238 Před 3 lety +1

    I think there's a need to save the Mangroves forest of Mumbai.

  • @stardust2531
    @stardust2531 Před 4 lety

    Hence proved mumbai bmc is the most curropt

  • @Kai-hw3ks
    @Kai-hw3ks Před 2 měsíci

    These local do more than what the so called rich or educated knew

  • @randallbermudez9021
    @randallbermudez9021 Před 3 lety +1

    Mangrove trees prevent flooding.

  • @amanqz901
    @amanqz901 Před 3 lety

    Rising see levels will get them

  • @subhadipojha277
    @subhadipojha277 Před 4 lety

    Check out your knowledge mam west Bengal has biggest mangrove forest of the planet this called Sundarbans and 2nd biggest in India is vitarkonika of Odisha okkkkk 😄and West Bengal also have mangrove conservation cell

  • @parveen9086
    @parveen9086 Před 3 lety

    Please use cloth bag while go to the market. A cloth bag can make a big change.

  • @karthicks859
    @karthicks859 Před 4 lety +1

    North indian must create awareness/escalate n social media rather than seeing only Movies. Like southindian States(Kerala, Tamilnadu) strict Ban on plastic usage should come to Save environment.

  • @mayur96nagori
    @mayur96nagori Před 4 lety

    Mira road... So many mangroves tree are been killed by our local politicians.. for there 5star hotel and resort

  • @ravighadwal9215
    @ravighadwal9215 Před 4 lety +1

    Problem is that people want to live in a world of grey material (cement) and not green

  • @monikamonika9084
    @monikamonika9084 Před 4 lety

    Is these Mumbai really these much green🤣😲

  • @shilanjoybhattacharjee1534

    Most of them is interested in the morning fix