Mumbai, July 28 The Bombay High Court on Monday gave the go-ahead for the development and infrastructure projects which do not involve destruction of mangroves in the Navi Mumbai area. A division bench comprising Justice J N Patel and Justice K U Chandiwal permitted the CIDCO and the Central Railways to go ahead with those projects which pertain to public utility infrastructures, development of land, and cleaning and maintenance of artificial water channels and sewage systems. However, the CIDCO has been directed to get clearance from the Forest department before starting the projects. The CIDCO and the Central Railway had approached the court seeking exemption from the earlier order passed on October 6, 2005 imposing a total freeze on destruction and cutting of mangroves. The order had stalled 73 projects of the CIDCO and one project of the Central Railway. The Central Railway's project that involves laying of a railway line between Nerul and Uran has been pending for three years due to the High Court order. The bench was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Bombay Environmental Action Group (BEAG) against the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), CIDCO, Railways and several others, challenging the destruction of mangroves for construction purposes. The CIDCO and BEAG had come up with six categories under which construction and development could be allowed by the court. Justice Patel and Justice Chandiwal permitted to begin the projects that fall under four of the the six categories. These are the projects that involve infrastructure projects with 50 metre away from mangroves, development of land without cutting of mangroves, cleaning and maintenance of artificial water channels and storm water drainage systems. We were granted permission under categories one and five. The category one involves no cutting of mangroves and under the category five, only minimal cutting will happen,' said advocate Suresh Kumar who appeared for the Railways. The projects that CIDCO was allowed to start include construction of roads, culverts, pipeline water supply, bridges and sewage systems. The High Court will hear the PIL on August 14.