Aarey Colony
Shiv Sena, AAP spar over Metro car shed
The civic body has also mandated the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) to plant 13,110 trees as compensatory plantation.
Metro 6 car shed to be moved to Wadala
According to reports, MMRDA last week sought 2,775 square metre land at Aarey for setting up of the car shed for metro 6.
Mumbai Metro dumps Aarey land, chooses Wadala for new casting yard
Fadnavis govt had made an application to ministry for exclusion and had already handed over 33 hectares of Aarey land for the car depot.
Cause for conservation
A tribal women’s initiative in Aarey Colony aims to spread the word about the ongoing aarey Forest crisis.
Greens warn of 86 tree species being cut at Aarey
The municipal commissioner, in the tree authority meeting which sanctioned the proposal, said that exotic trees were not useful for wildlife.
People form human chain to save Aarey
Tandon tweeted, “It is shocking that citizens voices are not being heard.”
Aarey axing: Experts of TA to offer resignation on September 3
However, two of them have decided to step down from the panel after they received backlash for voting in favour of the proposal.
Tree Authority nod to be challenged
The latter plea relates to activists’ claim that Aarey is a forest.
Aarey to lose 2,702 trees
MMRC to plant 6 times the trees it will cut, says expert.
Metro 3 shed to be set up at Aarey, confirms MMRC
There would be 55 trains and 8 coaches whi-ch would regularly take a night halt at the depot and be maintained there, Ms Bhide explained.