BHANDUP PUMPING STATION……A UNIQUE BIODIVERSITY MICROCOSM IN HEART OF MUMBAI
The moment one hears of Mumbai, they picture this metropolis as a concrete jungle. To a certain extent, they are not wrong as it is a concrete jungle indeed. Having said that there are certain biodiversity platforms which also make Mumbai a unique place in itself. SUNRISE AT THE BHANDUP PUMPING STATION AT 0630 hrs..... Many have heard and read about the Borivili National Park, which is considered as the lungs of Mumbai and National Geographic Channel did a feature on it sometimes back. Wildlife like the leopards is at the pinnacle of the food chain in this national park. Not many though know about another biodiversity National Park, of the ministry of forests, Maharashtra Government, in the suburbs of Mumbai and that is the BHANDUP PUMPING STATION NATIONAL PARK. When I heard about it I was little sceptical, because the Bhandup Pumping Station is actually a sewage treatment plant and all the dirty waters from the Mumbai metropolis is treated here. Its a huge wastewater ...