Aarey Milk Colony

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MMRC officials say that 2,141 trees were cut.

Official tree-felling figure inflated, claim activists

Save Aarey activists, on the other hand, claimed that the MMRC is misleading citizens.

10 Oct 2019 1:51 AM

Sule along with the CM and activists at Varsha.

Supriya Sule meets CM, opposes tree-cutting for car shed

Leader requested Fadnavis to consider sites at Kalina, Kanjurmarg.

21 Sep 2019 3:11 AM

There are 27 Adivasi villages in the colony, the residents of which complain of moves to declare these as slums and of a “sense that they are being targeted”.

Will Metro puncture Mumbai’s green lung?

The Shiv Sena and the Congress see it as “overgovernance” and “vote politics”.

20 Sep 2019 1:36 AM

Wildlife activists have urged the state government to reconsider its decision to construct the metro car shed at Aarey Milk Colony after nearly143 birds of 21 species were spotted within two-kilometre radius of the proposed car shed site within 2 hours.

143 birds spotted in Aarey, activists warn against car shed

In just over a two hours, amid rains and without any special equipments, large numbers of birds were spotted within a two-km radius.

17 Sep 2019 3:18 AM

Greens challenge BMC’s claim of land unavailability

The MMRC is not seeing Aarey for what it is and how Mumbai needs it.

10 Sep 2019 3:51 AM

Supriya Sule backs protest against car shed at Aarey

Praying to their deity Waghoba, the tribal protesters said that the metro car shed project at Aarey is against the voice of the people.

09 Sep 2019 2:01 AM

At least seven leopards have been captured in Aarey Milk Colony in the last three years, the forest department has said in a RTI query.

7 Aarey leopards trapped since 2016

Wildlife activists have urged govt to not hamper movements of leopards.

08 Sep 2019 4:33 AM

File picture of Metro 3 construction work.

Activists flay MMRC about car shed claims

The MMRC has assured the BMC tree authority that it will plant six times the number of trees axed.

06 Sep 2019 4:37 AM

A protest at Thane station. (Photo: DEEPAK KURKUNDE)

City residents team up to oppose tree cut nod

The protests were witnessed across Churchgate, Bandra, Andheri, Thane and Dadar.

31 Aug 2019 2:07 AM

The activists had approached the court against depletion of green cover and asked for shifting of the car shed to Kanjurmarg.

TA withholds permission to axe 2,702 trees at Aarey

The tree authority postponed the proposal and also scheduled its visit to the Aarey site, where the car shed has been planned, on August 20.

14 Aug 2019 2:27 AM

However, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) claimed that only a control room and a training academy would come up at the site.

Cemetery plot to be used for Metro Bhavan in Aarey

Environmentalists have claimed that introduction of the Metro Bhavan will lead to commercialisation of the green space.

09 Aug 2019 3:38 AM

John Abraham’s eco-conscious take

John also brought attention to the state government’s decision to cut down over 2700 trees in Mumbai’s Aarey Milk Colony for a Metro car shed.

29 Jul 2019 7:06 AM

Former Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam

Tribals to hold protest against zoo on Sunday

The tribal community in Aarey Milk Colony, an area marked as “green zone”, has long been apprehensive of losing its land.

23 Jun 2019 6:32 AM

Tribals carrying NOC letter. (Photo: MRUGESH BANDIWADEKAR)

Aarey tribals get NOC for power supply, water

his has been a prolonged demand put forth by the tribals to the state.

04 Jun 2019 2:32 AM

Aarey, the last green lung of Mumbai, which is also home to 27 hamlets, is being gobbled up by developers under the garb of various projects including the metro car shed and biological zoo, the tribals said, while the community is being shifted to 480 square feet houses in other areas.

Hundreds of Tribals march for Aarey Colony

Apart from warli tribals from Aarey, but the adivasi community from Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Palghar and Yeoor joined the demonstration.

29 May 2019 3:08 AM

The activists have approached BMC to look into the matter as the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation has shown an earlier permission letter from the civic body.

Trees being illegally hacked in Aarey colony, say activists

This is despite the earlier detailed report on the metro line which stated that 57 trees will be cut.

13 May 2019 2:54 AM

Environmentalists have been emphasising on Kanjurmarg plot as an alternative plot, given its flat surface and lesser impact on environment.

Supreme Court disposes of plea on metro depot at Aarey

Initially, cutting of around 2,238 trees have been proposed, as notice for the same has been pasted on the Aarey trees.

16 Apr 2019 6:29 AM

The rescue team rescue the leopard and take it to safety in Marol. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

Leopard rescued from Andheri building

The rescue operation lasted for almost three hours after which the leopard was tranquilised and taken to Sanjay Gandhi National Park.

02 Apr 2019 2:34 AM

The land use in Aarey Milk Colony, known as the city’s green lung, was sanctioned last Friday.

State makes new changes in land use at Aarey

The land use in Aarey Milk Colony was sanctioned last on Friday.

29 Jan 2019 2:06 AM

The activists have denied the allegations and stated that the matter regarding the Aarey car shed is still sub judice.

Activists misleading HC in Aarey matter, says MMRC

The body alleged that activists have been trying to mi-slead the citizens and the Bombay high court against the Metro-3 line.

24 Nov 2018 1:48 AM

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