{
  "id": 15025535,
  "title": "Navi Mumbai Flamingo Death Case: NGT Seeks Explanation From SACON Over ₹13.09 Crore Study On Streetlights Near DPS Lake",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/navi-mumbai-flamingo-death-case-ngt-seeks-explanation-from-sacon-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T19:16:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/navi-mumbai-flamingo-death-case-ngt-seeks-explanation-from-sacon-over-1309-crore-study-on-streetlights-near-dps-lake"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has requested the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) to respond to a case involving the death of flamingoes, specifically regarding a proposed three-year study on the impact of streetlights on flamingo habitats near DPS Lake wetland. The tribunal had previously ordered this study in April 2026, asking the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) to commission the research through SACON to assess the impact on the flamingos' habitat. Initially, SACON had proposed a five-year study at an estimated cost of ₹23.32 crore, but following CIDCO's request to reduce both the duration and the expenditure, SACON revised its proposal to a three-year study at approximately ₹13.09 crore. The tribunal has directed its registry to issue notices to SACON, permitting CIDCO to explore proposals from other agencies during this period. The matter is scheduled for further consideration on November 27, 2026.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), in the matter of the flamingoes death case has directed the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) to appear as a respondent in the case in order to understand so as to understand its proposed three-year study and the costing of approximately ₹13.09 crore on the impact of streetlights on flamingo habitats near DPS Lake wetland. NGT…",
  "key_points": [
    "NGT seeks explanation from SACON over ₹13.09 crore study.",
    "Study on streetlights' impact on flamingo habitat near DPS Lake.",
    "Three-year study proposal after SACON's cost reduction request."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}