Navi Mumbai Festival of Stamps 2015, a district-level philatelic exhibition was held at Agri Koli Sanskruti Bhavan, Palm Beach Road, Sector 24, Nerul, Navi Mumbai on 1st and 2nd December 2015. Drawing, essay, elocution and quiz competitions for the school children below and above 10 years groups were also organized during the exhibition. Winners were given prizes. Postal staff performed short play on "Yaswanta Harkara". Nearly more than 3000 school going children visited the festival of stamps during two days. Magic show was also arranged for visitors.
On the
occasion a Special Cover on Navi Mumbai mangroves was released on 1st
December 2015 (Special Cover approval no. MH/37/2015). The illustration
on the special cover shows Rhizophora a prominent mangrove species
found along the coast of Maharashtra.
Mumbai
Historical records indicate that there were several islands around
Mumbai during 1670. Mangroves represent the spirit of Mumbai – they are
plucky survivors. Mangroves are the protectors of land, food factories
and champions of ecological balance. Around 20 out of the 35 species of
true mangroves found in India have been identified along the
Maharashtra coast and 15 species of these are found in Mumbai. Mumbai
has between 35 and 45 square kilometers of mangrove forest.
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| L to R : Shri E. V. Rao DPS Mumbai Region, Shri Ranjeet Kumar PMG Mumbai Region, Shri A. K.Dash CPMG Maharashtra, Guest of Honour, Shri Sankha Samanta Stamp Designer and Shri Prakash Shewale SSP Navi Mumbai Division |
