Construction of the 23-kilometre Versova-Bhayandar Coastal Road in Mumbai is requiring the felling of over 45,000 mangroves across roughly 104 hectares of forest, putting the livelihoods of some 400 fisherfolk at risk. Communities in coastal Mumbai neighbourhoods such as Versova and Gorai depend entirely on fishing near mangrove clusters, which serve as critical habitats for fish and crabs. With the clearance already under way, many fishers fear they will be left with no alternative but to abandon their trade altogether.