Mumbai: Forest minister Ganesh Naik said the incident of attacks on monkeys in Thane’s Upvan will be investigated and action will be taken. Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday took up the issue of the bonnet macaques shot with arrows in Thane’s Upvan area by unknown persons in the region. Aaditya demanded strict action on poachers and those who indulge in such acts. The state forest department has lodged a preliminary offence report against an unknown person under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, since bonnet macaques are highly protected under Schedule 1. He also raised the issue of the SGNP master plan which was recently approved but said that public or elected representatives consultation hasn’t formally been accounted for. “One doubts if this is to regularise the illegal bungalows of ministers in the forest,” said Aaditya.Aaditya also took up the issue of the inauguration of Gorai Mangrove Park, saying the park has been ready for the past six months, and yet not opened for the citizens. Naik said the park will be opened soon.
