AAREY COLONY TREES
Tree census to begin in Mumbai after 8-year gap: BMC
Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will start a citywide tree census next week. This exercise, the first in eight years, will take about 1.5 years to complete. Experts and modern technology will be used for the counting. The civic body is also preparing for monsoon by pruning over 45,000 hazardous trees and branches across the city.
No tree cutting in Aarey, only bushes and branches trimmed: MMRCL to SC
"Suffice it to say that as stated by the concerned respondent, no further trees have been cut since the order dated October 7, 2019, and shall not be cut in any manner till the next date of hearing," the bench said while posting the matter for hearing on August 10. The apex court in 2019 had taken suo motu cognisance of a letter petition addressed to the then Chief Justice of India by a law student seeking a stay on the felling of trees in the Aarey colony.
SC to hear plea against construction of metro car shed in Aarey forest area
A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant posted the matter for Friday after senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan mentioned it for urgent hearing saying that the authorities have started cutting trees again despite there being a stay order of the court.
Mumbai's Aarey Colony needs to be protected to preserve wildlife & biodiversity: Aaditya Thackeray
On Sunday, Aaditya Thackeray participated in a protest by environmentalists against the Metro car shed in Aarey. On the previous government's decision to shift the project to Kanjurmarg, the Shiv Sena leader said, "We wanted to preserve the wildlife and biodiversity. We recognised the adivasi (tribal) hamlets and at the same time, worked on the concretisation of roads in Aarey without touching a single tree."
Protests underway in Mumbai's Aarey, Goregaon against building of metro car shed in forest
Soon after Eknath Shinde was sworn in as the new Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis as the Deputy Chief Minister, the state government directed the Advocate General that the metro car shed be built in Mumbai's Aarey colony itself.
Aaditya Thackeray urges Maharashtra government to convert Aarey metro car shed into veterinary hospital
Aaditya Thackeray urged the new Eknath Shinde government to scrap the Aarey metro project. Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation announced its plan to cut down over 2,700 trees from the Aarey colony to build a car shed for the Metro. The colony, spread over 13,000 hectares, is home to over 27 Adivasi villages and has various animal species.
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Green activists, parties hold protest against govt's decision to construct Metro car shed at Aarey
In their first cabinet meeting held soon after their swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP had directed the state administration to submit a proposal to build the Metro-3 car shed in Aarey Colony instead of Kanjurmarg.
Environmentalists up in arms as Maha govt decides to move Metro-3 car shed back to Aarey Colony in Mumbai
The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, which oversees the 33.5 km Metro-3 project, has already spent over Rs 19,000 crore in tunnelling, civil works, station work and track-laying. About 23 per cent of the construction work was completed at Aarey (before work was stayed there), while no work took place at the Kanjurmarg site, said an official from the MMRCL.
In first cabinet meet, Shinde-Fadnavis seek to shift proposed Metro-3 car shed back to Aarey Colony, revive Jalyukt scheme
During the cabinet meeting, Fadnavis also directed the state administration to revive the Jalyukt Shivar Scheme, which was discontinued by the Thackeray government on charges of corruption. This water conservation scheme was Fadnavis government's flagship programme.
Mumbai Metro rail-3 underground project may take at least two more years to complete
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, MMRDA's metropolitan commissioner SVR Srinivas said, "Mumbai metro line 3 will take at least another two to two-and-a-half years to complete as a lot of works remain other than the depot."
Maha CM's remarks on metro car shed land misleading: Devendra Fadnavis
The Centre and the Shiv Sena-led state government are locked in a tussle over ownership of the land earmarked by the state for constructing the car shed depot which was earlier planned at Aarey Colony, a green belt in suburban Goregaon.
Metro car shed at Aarey to be relocated to Kanjurmarg: Uddhav Thackeray
In a webcast, Thackeray said the project will be shifted to government land in Kanjurmarg and no cost will be incurred for the purpose. "The land will be available at zero rate," he said.
Uddhav Thackeray announces stay on Aarey metro car shed construction
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray announced stay on construction of metro car shed project in Mumbai's green lung Aarey Colony. He, however, clarified that he had not stayed the work of the Mumbai metro rail project itself.
No stay on Mumbai metro car shed project in Aarey Colony but status quo on felling of trees: SC
Protests began in September when Mumbai Metro Rail’s plan to cut around 2,700 trees in Aarey Colony became public knowledge. The MMRC succeeded in chopping down 2,141 of the permitted 2,185 tree to make space for a car depot for the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Metro.
Mumbai's Aarey protests have rekindled the debate over India's forest cover
Protests over the axing of more than 2,000 trees in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony to build a Metro shed have rekindled the debate over India’s forest cover.
Shiv Sena releases manifesto, no mention of Aarey
When asked about the Metro car shed project, Uddhav said, "We stand by our decision to oppose the proposed car shed at Aarey Colony."
Prohibitory orders lifted from Mumbai's stir-hit Aarey Colony
The police had imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) on Saturday, banning unlawful assembly in the area, following protests by activists against the felling of trees in the green zone.
Don't cut anymore trees, says SC on Mumbai's Aarey
The apex court has set October 21 as the next date of hearing in the case. It has also asked the Union Environment ministry to be made a party to the case.
Aarey forest: SC special bench to accord urgent hearing today
Green activists have been opposing axing of trees by Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) in Aarey Colony in north Mumbai.
Aarey protest: Conditional bail for 29 protesters
They told the court that the custody of the applicants was not needed anymore since the metropolitan magistrate court in Borivali had already remanded them in judicial custody.
Prohibitory orders continue in Aarey Colony, tree felling on
The proposed car shed for the Metro-3 line (Colaba- Bandra-Seepz) will occupy 33 hectares.
Sec 144 imposed in Aarey after protests over tree cutting; 38 booked, 60 detained
38 protesters have been booked under various sections of the IPC since late Friday night
BJP set for 'unprecedented' win in Maharashtra polls: Devendra Fadnavis
Fadnavis said so far, his yatra has covered over 3,000 km and reached out to over 100 constituencies (out of the total 288) in the state.
#SaveAareyForest: Lata Mangeshkar 'firmly opposes' cutting down of 2,700 trees; Amul shares witty take
BMC's Tree Authority had agreed to cut 2,700 trees to make a car shed for Metro.
Environment report misleading on Metro-3 car shed's proposed site: Aaditya Thackeray
"The BMC has also omitted the car shed from its development plan, which was recently finalised and now the proposal is with the chief minister. Even other parties have opposed it," Thackeray said.
Sreedharan writes to CM Fadnavis for Metro carshed in Aarey
Sreedharan had written to Fadnavis in February , arguing that the deadline for completion of the Metro 3 -which is 2020 -can be met only if work commences on the carshed immediately.
Two new species of spiders found at Mumbai"s Aarey Milk Colony
A team of young naturalists has discovered two spider species at Aarey Milk Colony.
Save Aarey group launches 'gift-a-tree' plan in Mumbai
500 trees have already been planted and the plan is to achieve the target of 10,000 trees.
Metro 3 car shed project temporarily put on hold
The Maharashtra government has also proposed three alternate locations to relocate the project from Aarey colony, city's green belt.
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