The Maharashtra government has ordered a new survey of tidal plants along its coastal region due to growing concerns about threats to mangroves from various sources, including delayed transfer to the forest department for conservation. The Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre is currently studying coasts across seven districts, and the study will help understand mangrove growth and assess destruction. Despite a Bombay High Court order, over 2,000 hectares of mangrove land have yet to be handed over to the forest department, with the largest pending transfer from CIDCO.