A stretch of mangroves at Sagar Vihar in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, is both a dumping ground and a site of resistance, with Mangrove Marshalls — a group of citizen volunteers — gathering there every Sunday to collect waste. 

The volunteers recently created a striking “HELP” sign using garbage pulled out from the ecosystem. The powerful visual, formed after sustained clean-up drives across Vashi’s coastal belt, highlights the alarming scale of pollution threatening Navi Mumbai’s green lungs.