Aarey Metro row: Aditya Thackeray demands MMRCL MD Ashwini Bhide's transfer, claims corporation is against Mumbai citizens
5 years, 3 months ago

Aarey Metro row: Aditya Thackeray demands MMRCL MD Ashwini Bhide's transfer, claims corporation is against Mumbai citizens

Firstpost  

Aaditya Thackeray sought transfer of MMRCL’s MD Ashwini Bhide for not heeding the opposition to tree felling in Aarey Colony for Mumbai metro’s car shed. Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday sought transfer of MMRCL’s Managing Director Ashwini Bhide for not heeding the opposition to tree felling in Aarey Colony for Mumbai metro’s car shed. The BJP-led Maharashtra government’s plan to cut about 2,700 trees in Aarey Colony in north Mumbai for car shed of the metro has had green activists and citizens’ groups up in the arms. Thackeray also wondered if the real estate lobby was behind the demand for locating metro car shed in Aarey, saying once the car shed came up, the area would be thrown open for commercial development.

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HC quashes FIR against Save Aarey activist who shared Metro MD’s mobile number
1 year, 9 months ago

HC quashes FIR against Save Aarey activist who shared Metro MD’s mobile number

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Wednesday quashed an FIR against the executive director of Bengaluru-based online campaign organiser, who had in 2018 publicly shared the phone number of IAS officer Ashwini Bhide in a series of messages during the Save Aarey protests. HC quashes FIR against Save Aarey activist who shared Metro MD’s mobile number At the time, the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Maharashtra govt lifts stay order on Mumbai metro car-shed in Aarey Colony
2 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra govt lifts stay order on Mumbai metro car-shed in Aarey Colony

Live Mint  

The Shinde-Fadnavis led Maharashtra government on 21 July announced the lifting of the stay order on the construction of Mumbai Metro-3 car shed at the controversial site in the Aarey Colony, a green belt in the western suburbs. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Fadnavis announced lifting of the stay on the construction of Metro-3 car shed …

Ashwini Bhide is back as Metro 3 boss
2 years, 5 months ago

Ashwini Bhide is back as Metro 3 boss

Hindustan Times  

Ashwini Bhide, 52, the bureaucrat who was in the eye of the storm for spearheading construction of the car shed at Aarey for Metro 3, and who had to step down from the position after the MVA government took over, is back with Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Uddhav and Aaditya Thackeray too had been critical of the decision to fell …

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 …

Aaditya Thackeray 'humbly' urges Eknath Shinde to rethink Aarey move amid row
2 years, 6 months ago

Aaditya Thackeray 'humbly' urges Eknath Shinde to rethink Aarey move amid row

Hindustan Times  

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday urged the new Maharashtra government - led by Eknath Shinde - to reconsider its order on Aarey Forest, an 1,800-acre area often called Mumbai's 'green lung'. After coming to power following the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government under Uddhav Thackeray, Eknath Shinde reversed the former government's decision on the Metro car …

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 …

Aarey forest: Construction allowed in Mumbai’s Aarey, known as ‘Mumbai’s Amazon’
2 years, 6 months ago

Aarey forest: Construction allowed in Mumbai’s Aarey, known as ‘Mumbai’s Amazon’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Construction near Aarey forest, located within the financial metropolis of Mumbai, will now commence after Eknath Shinde wrested power …

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 …

Devendra Fadnavis orders shifting of metro car shed project back to Aarey Colony
2 years, 6 months ago

Devendra Fadnavis orders shifting of metro car shed project back to Aarey Colony

Hindustan Times  

In his first cabinet meeting after taking charge as Maharashtra deputy chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday overturned the decisions of former chief Uddhav Thackeray to shift the Metro 3 car shed out of the Aarey Milk colony and ordered a restart of the Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan — the flagship water conservation scheme from his previous regime as the CM, …

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 …

BJP Vs Shiv Sena: Stalemate over Metro-3 Aarey car shed explained
2 years, 8 months ago

BJP Vs Shiv Sena: Stalemate over Metro-3 Aarey car shed explained

The Hindu  

The stalemate over the Metro-3 car shed in Mumbai is continuing with the Centre recently urging the Maharashtra government to keep the car shed at Aarey colony. Here is a timeline of the tussle: 2019 October: SC stalls tree-felling for Metro amid protests In October 2019, residents near Aarey colony staged massive protests after authorities from Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation …

Forget differences over Metro 3 car shed, Bombay HC tells Centre, State
2 years, 9 months ago

Forget differences over Metro 3 car shed, Bombay HC tells Centre, State

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday told the Union and State governments to forget past conflicts and make a new beginning on the Metro 3 line project. Kulkarni said the Centre and the State should resolve their differences outside court and decide whether or not the Metro car shed should be shifted from Kanjurmarg to Aarey Colony, some portions of …

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 …

Uddhav Thackeray suggests 'dialogue' with Centre to resolve tussle over Kanjurmarg metro car shed land
4 years ago

Uddhav Thackeray suggests 'dialogue' with Centre to resolve tussle over Kanjurmarg metro car shed land

Firstpost  

Centre and the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra govt are locked in a tussle over ownership of land earmarked to construct the car shed depot, which was earlier planned at Aarey Colony Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said he was open for resolution of the Kanjurmarg Metro car shed land issue through dialogue. Referring to the criticism from BJP …

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 …

Consider Withdrawing Order on Metro Car Shed Land at Kanjurmarg: Bombay HC to Maha Govt
4 years ago

Consider Withdrawing Order on Metro Car Shed Land at Kanjurmarg: Bombay HC to Maha Govt

News 18  

The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the Maharashtra government to consider withdrawing an order passed by the Mumbai Suburban District Collector allotting 102 acres of saltpan land at Kanjurmarg for construction of a Metro car shed. The Union government has filed a petition in the high court challenging the October 1, 2020, order passed by the Collector allotting the …

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 …

Consulting Experts on Aarey Metro Carshed Shifting: Maharashtra CM
4 years, 4 months ago

Consulting Experts on Aarey Metro Carshed Shifting: Maharashtra CM

News 18  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday justified his government’s decision to declare 600 acres in Aarey Colony area in Mumbai’s Goregaon as a reserved forest. Taking a swipe at leader of opposition and former CM Devendra Fadnavis, Thackeray said, “It is true one shouldn’t have ego while running a government. Speaking on the COVID-19 outbreak, Thackeray said the state …

Previously shunted by Maha Vikas Aghadi, ex-Mumbai Metro chief Ashwini Bhide brought back to handle coronavirus crisis ashwini bhide
4 years, 7 months ago

Previously shunted by Maha Vikas Aghadi, ex-Mumbai Metro chief Ashwini Bhide brought back to handle coronavirus crisis ashwini bhide

Op India  

Nearly four months after Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government had transferred Ashwini Bhide, the Managing Director of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited for taking on Shiv Sena prince Aditya Thackeray over Aarey Metro Rail car shed issue, the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government has brought back the IAS officer to handle the out-of-control coronavirus crisis in the state. Ashwini Bhide, who was …

‘Aarey colony shortlisted for car shed without planning’
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Aarey colony shortlisted for car shed without planning’

The Hindu  

An expert panel constituted on December 17, 2019, to find an alternative site for the Metro 3 car shed has said poor planning by the previous Bharatiya Janata Party-led government had resulted in Aarey colony being shortlisted for the project. According to global norms, the car shed site’s size must correspond with the length of the Metro corridor, the panel …

Shifting metro shed from Aarey not feasible, committee recommends lifting construction ban
4 years, 11 months ago

Shifting metro shed from Aarey not feasible, committee recommends lifting construction ban

Op India  

A committee set up by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in December has recommended lifting the stay on construction of the Mumbai Metro Line 3 car shed at Aarey Milk Colony. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray some weeks ago had appointed a high-level committee to look at possible alternative sites for building a car shed on the 33.5 km long …

Mumbai Metro: Aarey car shed report says it can't be shifted, damage already done
4 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai Metro: Aarey car shed report says it can't be shifted, damage already done

India Today  

A month after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray formed a panel on Aarey car shed, the committee has submitted the report saying that the car shed should not be shifted now and the land around the car shed should be declared a green belt and no construction should be initiated on green belt. Earlier, when Udhhav Thackeray took over the …

Ashwini Bhide, MMRCL MD who supported Aarey car shed transferred
4 years, 11 months ago

Ashwini Bhide, MMRCL MD who supported Aarey car shed transferred

Op India  

The Maharashtra government has transferred Ashwini Bhide, the Managing Director of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited on Tuesday. It was earlier reported that Sena prince Aaditya Thackeray was unhappy over Bhide’s insistence on Aarey Metro Car Shed Project. The previous state government’s plan to cut about 2,700 trees in Aarey Colony in north Mumbai for car shed of the metro …

Maharashtra govt removes MMRC managing director amid Aarey tree felling controversy
4 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra govt removes MMRC managing director amid Aarey tree felling controversy

India TV News  

Amid the ongoing controversy over the metro car shed here for line-3 trains, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday stripped Ashwini Bhide from the post of Managing Director of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation, which is implementing the project. Bhide will be replaced by Ranjit Singh Deol who is currently serving as the vice chairman and MD of Maharashtra state road …

Mumbai Metro’s MD Ashwini Bhide, Aarey shed champion, transferred
4 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai Metro’s MD Ashwini Bhide, Aarey shed champion, transferred

Live Mint  

Ashwini Bhide, the managing director of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation and an Indian Administrative Service Officer, was on Tuesday transferred by the Maharashtra government in a reshuffle of bureaucrats in the western Indian state. Ranjit Singh Deol, so far vice chairman and managing director of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, will replace her. Promoted earlier this month as principal secretary, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Video: Trees being cut in the dark at Mumbai's Aarey Colony; activists protest
5 years, 3 months ago

Video: Trees being cut in the dark at Mumbai's Aarey Colony; activists protest

India TV News  

Aarey Colony: Mumbai authorities have started cutting down trees in Aarey Colony in Mumbai just hours after Bombay High Court dismissed all petitions challenging felling of trees to make way for Mumbai Metro cars shed. The operation seems to have begun just hours after Bombay High Court verdict dismissing petitions opposing tree cutting in Aarey. On Friday, Bombay High Court …

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