India, Feb. 26 -- The Bombay high court on Friday permitted the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to proceed with its proposed cycle track and area development project along the Palm Beach Road.

Designed to promote eco-friendly transportation and encourage fitness, the project had faced objection from the Bombay Environmental Action Group (BEAG) due to its partial location within the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and mangrove buffer areas. The court, however, deemed the project fit to be executed in the wake of public interest.

NMMC had proposed the Rs.13,90,83,934 project along the service road and the main lane of the Palm Beach Road, Nerul, in 2021. It approached the court for its approval, highlighting that it would encourage...