{
  "id": 10092138,
  "title": "Thane: 39 Groups To Launch Sagari Bhumiputra Mahasangh On September 29, Coastal Rights In Focus | VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/thane-39-groups-to-launch-sagari-bhumiputra-mahasangh-on-september-29",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T23:09:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/thane-39-groups-to-launch-sagari-bhumiputra-mahasangh-on-september-29-coastal-rights-in-focus-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Thane, September 26, 2026: A new organization, Sagari Bhumiputra Mahasangh, will be officially launched on September 29 in Thane. The platform, consisting of 39 organizations representing coastal and indigenous communities in Maharashtra, will focus on raising concerns regarding rights, livelihoods, and development for the five coastal districts of Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Thane, Palghar, and Raigad. NCP (SP) national president Sharad Pawar and Bal Yogi Sadanand Maharaj are the chief guests, while Mahasangh founder Suresh Mhatre leads the event. At the press conference, Mhatre emphasized the lack of proportionate benefits for indigenous inhabitants due to extensive development in these districts and called for addressing several long-pending issues, including those related to villages and Koliwadas, the airport naming, and local development policies.",
  "summary": "Bhiwandi, September 26, 2026: Bringing together 39 organisations representing the interests of indigenous communities in Maharashtra’s coastal belt, the Sagari Bhumiputra Mahasangh will be formally launched at the Gadkari Rangayatan auditorium in Thane on September 29. NCP (SP) national president Sharad Pawar and Bal Yogi Sadanand Maharaj are scheduled to attend the event as chief guests. The…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}