Thare's Haware Citi, a peaceful community on Ghodbunder Road with 28 buildings and 7,000 residents, is protesting two ready-mix cement (RMC) facilities. MMRDA-approved, this development has raised neighbourhood health and environmental concerns.

Environmental organisations say a 600-meter bund near DPS Flamingo Lake violates Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) standards and a Bombay High Court ruling. The local NGO NatConnect Foundation complained to the chief minister and the High Court-appointed mangrove preservation and conservation committee.