Aarey metro shed: Bombay HC dismisses all petitions against BMC decision to remove 2700 trees
5 years, 3 months ago

Aarey metro shed: Bombay HC dismisses all petitions against BMC decision to remove 2700 trees

Op India  

The Bombay High Court today dismissed all petitions against the Bombay Municipal Corporation decision to cut 2,700 trees in the Aarey Colony to make way for the Mumbai Metro car shed. By reducing vehicular traffic the metro de-clogs the roads and an independent UNFCC study points to the fact that it shall reduce CO2emission by 2.6 lakh metric tons every year. So in a nutshell, only 2% area of the entire Aarey Colony will be utilized for the proposed metro car shed. Recently, a woman from Marol was threatened by an Aarey ‘activist’ from NGO Vanashakti for writing a Facebook post that supported the Mumbai Metro Construction project.

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Bombay HC asks BMC about notice cut 177 trees at Aarey for Metro car shed project
1 year, 11 months ago

Bombay HC asks BMC about notice cut 177 trees at Aarey for Metro car shed project

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Monday asked Mumbai’s civic body why it has issued a public notice seeking to cut 177 trees at Mumbai’s suburban area Aarey Colony for a Metro 3 car shed when the Supreme Court had allowed the felling of only 84 trees. On January 12, BMC issued a notice after the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited …

Aarey colony controversy: SC allows Mumbai Metro to cut 84 tress
2 years, 1 month ago

Aarey colony controversy: SC allows Mumbai Metro to cut 84 tress

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India has allowed Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation to pursue its application before the Tree Authority to cut 84 trees at Aarey forest for the metro car shed project. The construction of Metro car shed at Aarey, a forested land adjoining the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, was one of the first decisions reversed by the Eknath Shinde …

Mumbai Aarey colony: Supreme Court to hear tree felling matter tomorrow
2 years, 1 month ago

Mumbai Aarey colony: Supreme Court to hear tree felling matter tomorrow

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court has stated that it will take up the issue of the removal of trees from Mumbai's Aarey Colony, which will be the location of a metro car shed project, on Thursday. Since October 2019, no trees have been cut in the Aarey colony, according to the MMRCL, which informed the top court on 5 August of this …

Mumbai: Supreme Court to hear Aarey colony tree felling matter today
2 years, 2 months ago

Mumbai: Supreme Court to hear Aarey colony tree felling matter today

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court will hear the matter pertaining to the felling of trees at Mumbai's Aarey Colony, the site for a metro car shed project today. The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd had on August 5 this year told the apex court that no trees have been cut in Aarey colony since October 2019. In their first cabinet meeting held …

SC Asks Mumbai Metro to Stop Work on Aarey Forest Until Next Hearing
2 years, 4 months ago

SC Asks Mumbai Metro to Stop Work on Aarey Forest Until Next Hearing

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Mumbai Metro to not carry out any work on Aarey forest until next hearing. The Supreme Court was hearing the petition challenging cutting of trees in Mumbai’s Aarey colony for the metro car shed. The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd earlier this month told the Supreme Court no trees have been felled in the …

SC refuses interim order in plea against Mumbai Metro car shed at Aarey
2 years, 5 months ago

SC refuses interim order in plea against Mumbai Metro car shed at Aarey

Op India  

The Supreme Court of India today refused to stop the ongoing construction of the metro shed for line three of the Mumbai Metro after a fresh plea was filed against it. The apex court accepted the affidavit of the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd saying that no trees are being cut for the construction, and refused to pass any interim …

No trees felled in Aarey forest, Mumbai Metro tells Supreme Court
2 years, 5 months ago

No trees felled in Aarey forest, Mumbai Metro tells Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd on Friday told the Supreme Court no trees have been felled in the Aarey forest region to make way for a metro shed and only "weeds and bushes" have been cleared. Status quo ordered In October 2019, the apex court had recorded an assurance given by Maharashtra that no more trees would be cut …

Supreme Court Bench Led By Justice Chandrachud To Hear Plea Against Aarey Tree Felling
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Bench Led By Justice Chandrachud To Hear Plea Against Aarey Tree Felling

Live Law  

The Chief Justice of India on Wednesday directed the listing of the petition challenging the cutting of trees in Aarey in Mumbai before a bench led by Justice Chandrachud.The matter was mentioned before the CJI for urgent listing by Senior Advocate Anita Shenoy who said that cutting of trees has been going on since July 25.In 2019, the Supreme Court …

Mumbai metro car shed: AAP, social workers hold protest against the Shinde govt
2 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai metro car shed: AAP, social workers hold protest against the Shinde govt

Live Mint  

Aam Aadmi Party along with some social workers held demonstrations in the Aarey colony of Mumbai on 24 July protesting against the newly appointed Maharashtra government's decision to resume the construction of the metro car shed at the green belt in suburban Goregaon. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Fadnavis announced lifting of the stay on the …

Green activists, parties hold protest against govt's decision to construct Metro car shed at Aarey
2 years, 6 months ago

Green activists, parties hold protest against govt's decision to construct Metro car shed at Aarey

Firstpost  

Mumbai: Environmental activists and some political parties, including the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and the AAP, on Sunday staged a protest at the Aarey Colony, a green belt in suburban Goregaon, against the Maharashtra government’s proposal to build a Metro-3 car shed at the site. Holding placards, the protesters raised slogans against the new government’s proposal to shift the Metro-3 …

'Don't Subject Mumbai to Hate You Have for Us': Aaditya Thackeray's Appeal to CM Shinde on Aarey Forest
2 years, 6 months ago

'Don't Subject Mumbai to Hate You Have for Us': Aaditya Thackeray's Appeal to CM Shinde on Aarey Forest

News 18  

Former minister Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday made a request to the Eknath Shinde government on the controversial Metro car shed project in Mumbai. This comes after Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray’s father, said he was “very upset” and urged the government not to reverse the Metro car shed plan. Environmentalists are gearing up for another round of battle over the Metro-3 …

What is the Aarey Forest row that the Maharashtra govt is facing again over its Metro car shed project?
2 years, 6 months ago

What is the Aarey Forest row that the Maharashtra govt is facing again over its Metro car shed project?

India Today  

As the BJP-Eknath Shinde alliance assumed power in Maharashtra on June 30, the Aarey Forest controversy resurfaced. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday, shortly after taking the oath of office, ordered the government’s legal team to inform the Bombay High Court that the state will relocate the metro car shed to Aarey Colony. The erstwhile CM Devendra Fadnavis …

Environmentalists call for peaceful protest to save Aarey forest; police beef up deployment, in Mumbai
2 years, 6 months ago

Environmentalists call for peaceful protest to save Aarey forest; police beef up deployment, in Mumbai

The Hindu  

“The Mumbai police have increased deployment at Aarey forest in light of the protest called by environmentalists against the State government’s decision to build a metro car shed at the site,” an official said on July 2. “Environmental organisations have called for a peaceful protest at Aarey forest on Sunday morning and hundreds of Mumbaikars are likely to gather at …

Maharashtra: Metro-3 depot back in Aarey Colony
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra: Metro-3 depot back in Aarey Colony

Hindustan Times  

The movement to protect Aarey Colony as a legal forest, which began in response to the proposed Metro-3 car shed at Prajapurpada village, marks one of the most heated debates around conservation and urban development in Mumbai’s recent past. Soon after the HC’s ruling, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation chopped 98% of the 2,185 trees in that site In October …

Reversing MVA govt. decision, Maharashtra Cabinet plans to move Metro car shed project to Aarey
2 years, 6 months ago

Reversing MVA govt. decision, Maharashtra Cabinet plans to move Metro car shed project to Aarey

The Hindu  

In the first Cabinet meeting of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday, the Advocate General of Maharashtra was told to make an application to the Bombay High Court on Friday stating that the government would move the Metro car shed back to Aarey from Kanjurmarg. On October 4, 2019, the High Court paved the …

Maharashtra govt to shift metro car shed in Mumbai’s Aarey colony
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra govt to shift metro car shed in Mumbai’s Aarey colony

Live Mint  

The new Maharashtra govt led by eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis has directed the state's Advocate General that the metro car shed will be built in Aarey itself, news agency ANI has reported citing sources. In September 2019, then Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had said that the government is bound to cut trees in Mumbai's Aarey forest area as …

Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government to build proposed Metro-3 car shed in Aarey colony
2 years, 6 months ago

Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government to build proposed Metro-3 car shed in Aarey colony

India TV News  

Highlights In first cabinet meet, Shinde-Fadnavis seek to shift proposed Metro-3 car shed back to Aarey Colony Maharashtra govt's side regarding metro car shed issue in Aarey forest to be presented before court NCP objected to the new government's proposal to shift the Metro car shed to Aarey Colony Maharashtra news : Soon after Eknath Shinde was sworn in as …

Maharashtra govt to shift metro car shed project back to Aarey Colony: Sources
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra govt to shift metro car shed project back to Aarey Colony: Sources

India Today  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday, shortly after taking oath of office, ordered government's legal team to inform the Bombay High Court that the state will relocate the metro car shed to Aarey Colony, sources told India Today. Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation defended tree felling by contending that it is restricted only to a small area in Aarey …

Aarey “forest”: How the rich woke few snatched the future of millions of Mumbaikars
3 years, 3 months ago

Aarey “forest”: How the rich woke few snatched the future of millions of Mumbaikars

Op India  

This is a cartoon from about two years ago. A frenzied campaign by certain channels, social media influencers, activists and NGOs got hundreds of woke zombies to pour out on the streets to save “Aarey forest.” Most social media influencers had probably never heard of so called “Aarey forest” until the day before. The woke people have finished their college …

Mumbai metro car shed project row: Bombay HC stays transfer of Kanjurmarg land to MMRDA
4 years ago

Mumbai metro car shed project row: Bombay HC stays transfer of Kanjurmarg land to MMRDA

Firstpost  

The Maharashtra government, through the Mumbai Suburban District Collector, had ordered transfer of the Kanjurmarg salt pan land to MMRDA on 1 October Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday stayed an order passed by Mumbai suburban district collector allotting 102 acre of salt pan land in Mumbai’s Kanjurmarg area for the construction of an integrated Metro car shed. The …

BMC to cut 454 and transplant 550 trees for Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link
4 years, 1 month ago

BMC to cut 454 and transplant 550 trees for Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link

Op India  

The Tree Authority of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, controlled by the ruling Shiv Sena, has given permission to Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority to remove over 1000 trees for Mumbai Trans Harbour Link. This move comes after the Shiv Sena ‘saving’ the trees in Aarey milk colony by cancelling the metro car shed project which was to be established there. U- …

Aarey Metro Car Shed Shifting 'Unwise', Will Affect Metro Project & Transport: Urban Planners
4 years, 2 months ago

Aarey Metro Car Shed Shifting 'Unwise', Will Affect Metro Project & Transport: Urban Planners

News 18  

The Maharashtra government’s decision to relocate the Aarey Metro car shed to Kanjurmarg in Mumbai is ”unwise” and will adversely affect the Metro-3 project and the city’s public transport, say urban planners and transport experts. The decision to shift the car shed from Aarey Colony, Mumbai’s green lung, will delay the project and increase its capital expenditure and operational cost, …

Aarey controversy: How proposal for Mumbai Metro car shed in 'green lung' spawned political battle
4 years, 2 months ago

Aarey controversy: How proposal for Mumbai Metro car shed in 'green lung' spawned political battle

Firstpost  

The row over felling of trees at Aarey Milk colony began after 29 August 2019, when the BMC’s Tree Authority gave permission to cut trees at the site “Aarey saved!” — these were the emphatic words with which Maharashtra environment minister Aaditya Thackeray welcomed the state government’s decision to scrap the Mumbai Metro car shed at Aarey. Indeed, the row …

800 Acres of Mumbai's Aarey Land Declared Forest, Metro Car Shed Project Shifted to Kanjurmarg
4 years, 2 months ago

800 Acres of Mumbai's Aarey Land Declared Forest, Metro Car Shed Project Shifted to Kanjurmarg

News 18  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday announced that the proposed new car shed for the Mumbai Metro will be shifted to Kanjurmarg to save the forests in the Aarey Colony area. The move to relocate the car shed from Aarey came amid reports that the state government was considering if two of the upcoming Metro lines could share maintenance …

Where is the land, asks BJP after CM Uddhav Thackeray announces relocation of Aarey Metro shed project
4 years, 2 months ago

Where is the land, asks BJP after CM Uddhav Thackeray announces relocation of Aarey Metro shed project

India Today  

The BJP does not seem impressed with Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s announcement of relocation of Aarey Metro car shed to Kanjurmarg in Mumbai. Questioning the intentions of the Maharashtra government, senior BJP leader Kirit Somaiya said the land referred by the chief minister as a government land is still under litigation, and the other marshy land available will take …

Maharashtra CM Directs Withdrawal of Cases Against Activists Who Protested Felling of Trees in Aarey
4 years, 3 months ago

Maharashtra CM Directs Withdrawal of Cases Against Activists Who Protested Felling of Trees in Aarey

News 18  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday directed the state Home department to withdraw cases registered against protesters last year for opposing felling of trees for a proposed metro car shed in Aarey Colony, a prime green lung of the city. The request for withdrawal of cases was made at the cabinet meeting by state Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray, which …

NGOs, Environmentalist silent as ‘secular’ Shiv Sena allows axing of 300 trees for metro construction in Mumbai
4 years, 9 months ago

NGOs, Environmentalist silent as ‘secular’ Shiv Sena allows axing of 300 trees for metro construction in Mumbai

Op India  

After creating a ruckus over the felling of trees in Aarey forest, the Congress alliance partner – Shiv Sena has now decided to cut and transplant more than 300 for the elevated Metro-2A corridor between Dahisar and DN Nagar in Mumbai, reports Times of India. Read: Aarey activist hugs random roadside tree outside Aarey, Twitterati demands Rs 50 be cut …

Sanjay Nirupam says metro car shed construction should be scrapped
5 years, 1 month ago

Sanjay Nirupam says metro car shed construction should be scrapped

Op India  

Days after casting apprehensions over an alliance with the Shiv Sena, Congress’ Sanjay Nirupam, was not only seen dancing to Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray’s tunes but was seen going a step beyond to outfox the new Maharashtra Chief Minister’s decision on halting the car shed construction for the Mumbai Metro in Aarey Milk Colony. I welcome Maha Govt’s decision to …

Twitterati thanks CM Uddhav Thackeray for halting work at Aarey car shed; others blame him for 'slowing down' infrastructural projects
5 years, 1 month ago

Twitterati thanks CM Uddhav Thackeray for halting work at Aarey car shed; others blame him for 'slowing down' infrastructural projects

Firstpost  

Not only this, on Sunday, CM announced that the state government has ordered the withdrawal of all cases filed against environmentalists during the agitations against the construction of Aarey metro car shed. As the newly-formed Maha Vikas Aghadi government of Maharashtra took over, new chief minister Uddhav Thackeray ordered the stopping of work on the Mumbai Metro car shed project …

Cases against Aarey activists to be withdrawn: CM Uddhav Thackrey
5 years, 1 month ago

Cases against Aarey activists to be withdrawn: CM Uddhav Thackrey

India TV News  

Cases registered against green activists who tried to stop felling of trees in Mumbai's Aarey Colony will be withdrawn, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced on Sunday night. Cases were registered after clashes broke out between the police and green activists opposing axing of trees by the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd in Aarey Colony early October for construction of …

Uddhav Thackeray orders stoppage of work on Aarey car shed for Mumbai Metro, says 'not a single leaf' to be cut until further orders
5 years, 1 month ago

Uddhav Thackeray orders stoppage of work on Aarey car shed for Mumbai Metro, says 'not a single leaf' to be cut until further orders

Firstpost  

The Metro authorities had earlier defended tree felling by contending that it is restricted only to a small area in Aarey Colony, and is necessary to ensure a modern transport system for Mumbaikars. A day after taking over as Maharashtra chief minister, Uddhav Thackeray has ordered the stopping of work on the Mumbai Metro car shed project at Aarey Colony, …

Mumbai Metro's car shed project vs green brigade
5 years, 2 months ago

Mumbai Metro's car shed project vs green brigade

The Hindu  

Aarey Milk Colony is a green lung in the middle of Mumbai’s concrete jungle. In early September, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Metro Bhavan, the nerve centre of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited’s Metro operations in the city, in Aarey. Protests mounted against the project, and the issue took an unexpected turn when the ruling Bharatiya …

Aarey protests: SC says no stay order on construction of metro car shed; clarifies that status quo only applicable to felling of trees
5 years, 2 months ago

Aarey protests: SC says no stay order on construction of metro car shed; clarifies that status quo only applicable to felling of trees

Firstpost  

There is no stay on the construction of the Mumbai Metro car shed at Aarey Colony, the SC, clarifying that its status quo order is applicable only on felling of trees there. New Delhi: There is no stay on the construction of the Mumbai Metro car shed at Aarey Colony, the Supreme Court said on Monday, clarifying that its status …

Aarey : SC Extends Status Quo On Tree Felling; Clarifies That There Is No Stay On Metro Project
5 years, 2 months ago

Aarey : SC Extends Status Quo On Tree Felling; Clarifies That There Is No Stay On Metro Project

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday extended the status quo order passed on October 7 regarding the cutting of trees in Aarey colony in Mumbai suburbs.The bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta also clarified that there is no stay on the construction activities related to Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.The bench asked MMRCL to submit details about the number …

Not stopping metro shed project in Mumbai's Aarey, stay only on cutting trees: Supreme Court
5 years, 2 months ago

Not stopping metro shed project in Mumbai's Aarey, stay only on cutting trees: Supreme Court

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday said it is not stopping the Metro shed project in Mumbai's Aarey Colony and only putting a stay on the felling of trees. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared on behalf of BMC, assured the bench that no further cutting of trees has taken place in Aarey colony and added that complete status quo is …

To cut or not to cut: Supreme Court hearing on Aarey trees felling today
5 years, 2 months ago

To cut or not to cut: Supreme Court hearing on Aarey trees felling today

India Today  

The Supreme Court, which had earlier restrained authorities from cutting trees in Mumbai's Aarey to set up a Metro car shed, will hear the matter on Monday. On October 7, the Supreme Court asked authorities to not cut trees anymore in the Aarey area to set up a Metro car shed. WHAT UNION ENVIRONMENT MINISTER SAID ON AAREY MATTER Union …

Villagers oppose MMRDA move to acquire their land for Metro 5
5 years, 2 months ago

Villagers oppose MMRDA move to acquire their land for Metro 5

India Today  

The Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan Metro Line 5 project might hit a roadblock as over 100 families have opposed the proposal to construct a car shed on their land at Govegaon near Kalyan-Bhiwandi road in Maharashtra. The villagers said do not want to lose their land to make way for a car shed as it is their only source of livelihood. "The Mumbai …

Felling of trees in Aarey 'forest' fires up Mumbai’s poll scene dividing the city in two
5 years, 3 months ago

Felling of trees in Aarey 'forest' fires up Mumbai’s poll scene dividing the city in two

Firstpost  

The project will wipe out 2,646 trees, which will destroy Mumbai’s “green lungs” and floodplains of Mithi river. In a relief for green crusaders in India’s commercial capital, Mumbai, the Supreme Court, on 7 October ordered a status quo in the Aarey tree-felling case and directed the Bharatiya Janata Party -led Maharashtra government not to cut down any more trees …

SC order restraining authorities from cutting trees in Aarey 'moral victory' for environmental actitivsts, says Shiv Sena
5 years, 3 months ago

SC order restraining authorities from cutting trees in Aarey 'moral victory' for environmental actitivsts, says Shiv Sena

Firstpost  

Hailing the Supreme Court’s order restraining authorities from cutting any more trees in Aarey Colony here to make way for a Metro car shed, the Shiv Sena on Monday said it is a ‘moral victory’ for environmentalists Mumbai: Hailing the Supreme Court’s order restraining authorities from cutting any more trees in Aarey Colony here to make way for a Metro …

2,141 trees cut in Aarey colony, construction to continue: Mumbai Metro
5 years, 3 months ago

2,141 trees cut in Aarey colony, construction to continue: Mumbai Metro

India TV News  

The Mumbai Metro said on Monday that it would honour Supreme Court's direction restraining cutting of any more trees in Aarey colony for a Metro car shed. Giving out the data, the Mumbai Metro said 2,141 trees have already been cut till date, while adding that no more trees will be cut at the contested site. “Following the decision of …

SC asks status quo to be maintained in Aarey Colony, government to not cut any more trees, next hearing on 21st October
5 years, 3 months ago

SC asks status quo to be maintained in Aarey Colony, government to not cut any more trees, next hearing on 21st October

Op India  

The Supreme Court today directed that status quo be maintained in Aarey Colony and said that no more trees can be cut in Aarey which is the proposed site for the Mumbai metro car shed. This is what we get, show us the documents’ https://t.co/QEaW3Sgh8r — ANI October 7, 2019 A Special Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices Arun …

Aarey Protest LIVE: No More Trees to be Axed in 'Green Lung' as SC Orders Status Quo, Next Hearing on Oct 21
5 years, 3 months ago

Aarey Protest LIVE: No More Trees to be Axed in 'Green Lung' as SC Orders Status Quo, Next Hearing on Oct 21

News 18  

Aarey Protest LIVE: In a victory for green activists, the Supreme Court today ordered status quo in the Aarey tree felling case, ordering the Maharashtra government not to cut down any more trees till the next hearing on October 21. The court was hearing petitions by activists who are protesting against the felling of over 2,600 trees in Aarey colony …

Aarey Forest Protest: SC stays cutting of trees in Mumbai's 'Green Lung', next hearing on Oct 21
5 years, 3 months ago

Aarey Forest Protest: SC stays cutting of trees in Mumbai's 'Green Lung', next hearing on Oct 21

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday restrained Maharashtra government from cutting any more trees in Mumbai's Aarey to set up a Metro car shed and asked to maintain status quo till October 21, the next date of hearing. The letter sent to the CJI by Rishav Ranjan on behalf a student delegation on Sunday comes two days after the Bombay High …

Aarey colony dispute: 2141 trees already cut, Mumbai Metro to go ahead with construction
5 years, 3 months ago

Aarey colony dispute: 2141 trees already cut, Mumbai Metro to go ahead with construction

India Today  

After a whirlwind of court orders, protests and stays, Mumbai Metro Rail Corp says that it has got what it wants to build Metro car shed on the heavily forested land in the middle of Mumbai. The Maharashtra government and Mumbai Metro Rail Corp Ltd have admitted that they have already cut enough trees to clear the land required for …

Aarey: Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation claims it planted 24,000 trees, MD justifies 'destruction'
5 years, 3 months ago

Aarey: Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation claims it planted 24,000 trees, MD justifies 'destruction'

India Today  

Facing flak from green activists for felling trees in part of Aarey Colony for a metro car shed, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation on Sunday posted a video claiming it had planted 24,000 trees across the city even as its MD Ashwini Bhide justified the "inevitable destruction", saying it paves the way for "new creation". Bhide has re-tweeted a video …

Supreme Court to hear Aarey forest case today as protests continue against felling of trees
5 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court to hear Aarey forest case today as protests continue against felling of trees

India Today  

A special bench of the Supreme Court has been set up during the ongoing court vacations to hear the plea over cutting of trees in Aarey Colony in Mumbai. The letter also questions the hurried work done after a Bombay High Court order dismissed pleas to shift the metro car shed's project. Two pleas against the metro car shed project …

Mumbai Police arrests 29 activists protesting tree cutting at Aarey Colony; leaders across party lines slam state govt
5 years, 3 months ago

Mumbai Police arrests 29 activists protesting tree cutting at Aarey Colony; leaders across party lines slam state govt

Firstpost  

Twenty nine were arrested as clashes broke out between the police and activists protesting the felling of trees for a proposed Mumbai Metro car shed at the Aarey Colony in North Mumbai Twenty nine were arrested on Friday and Saturday as clashes broke out between police and activists protesting the felling of trees for a proposed Mumbai Metro car shed …

'Aarey not a forest’: Prakash Javadekar cites Bombay HC order to defend MMRCL’s move to fell trees for Mumbai Metro car shed
5 years, 3 months ago

'Aarey not a forest’: Prakash Javadekar cites Bombay HC order to defend MMRCL’s move to fell trees for Mumbai Metro car shed

Firstpost  

Prakash Javadekar on Saturday cited a Bombay High Court order to defend the Mumbai Metro Corporation’s move to fell trees in Aarey Colony. Lucknow: Amid strong opposition from green activists, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday cited a Bombay High Court order to defend the Mumbai Metro Corporation’s move to fell trees in Aarey Colony, saying it was “not …

Aarey: Bombay High Court rejects fresh plea to stop tree cutting
5 years, 3 months ago

Aarey: Bombay High Court rejects fresh plea to stop tree cutting

India TV News  

Aarey Forest: Bombay High Court has rejected fresh plea of activists seeking to stop tree cutting at Aarey intended to clear space for Metro car shed. The issue of tree cutting at Aarey flared up on Friday night as authorities in Mumbai began cutting tree in Aarey Colony just hours after Bombay High Court dismissed older pleas urging it to …

Aarey protests: Several trees were felled for Delhi Metro too, says Javadekar
5 years, 3 months ago

Aarey protests: Several trees were felled for Delhi Metro too, says Javadekar

India TV News  

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday backed felling of trees at Aarey Colony in north Mumbai, saying as per the High Court ruling it is "not a forest area". "The greens have failed," the Bombay High Court said on Friday while refusing to declare Aarey colony a forest and also declining to quash the BMC tree authority's decision allowing …

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