MUMBAI, Aug. 17 -- A day after writing letters and expressing concerns over the festivities taking place inside the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), environmental activists on Saturday sent a legal notice to the authorities. Advocate Ronita Bhattacharya Bector addressed the notice to the SGNP director, the additional principal chief conservator of forests, wildlife (West), the principal secretary of the environment department, and the chief secretary of the revenue and forest department. In July, a Kanwar Yatra took place inside the forest, said Rohit Joshi, founder of the Yeoor Environment Society. "Then again, another religious event took place in August. Soon, the political parties began demanding that the park remain open for idol immersion," he said. The notice highlighted a 2022 high court order that directed the forest department to prevent any non-forest activities within the national park. It also directed them to take action to safeguard the ecology, as it is a protected forest under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. "The loudspeakers and other activities will harm the wildlife. People dipping into the water or immersing idols in it can threaten the crocodiles and reptiles in the water bodies," said Stalin, director of Vanashakti. "Even trekkers are prohibited from going on the Dahisar riverside, but religious people are bathing in the river for their rituals. There should be a uniform law in the park," he said and demanded the for forest range officers to be deployed. The activists also demand the issuance of a public notice stating that non-forest activities are prohibited in the park. "Failing to do so, a contempt of court petition will be filed," added Joshi. SGNP director Anita Patil was unavailable for a comment....