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The Hindu
The Hindu
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Staff Reporter

UNDP experts complete investigation into destruction of Godavari mangroves

A two-member team of the Social and Environmental Compliance Unit (SECU) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has completed a three-day field-level investigation into the alleged destruction of mangroves, mudflats in the Godavari estuary on the Kakinada coast since 2020. 

The Democratic Traditional Fisheries’ Workers Forum (DTFWF) and Fridays for Future Andhra Pradesh lodged a complaint with the UNDP’s SECU on the destruction of the mangrove ecosystem by various stakeholders, including the Andhra Pradesh government.

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