Greens call for stir to save Mumbai's Aarey

July 02, 2022 17:04

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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 Saturday.

Environmental organisations have called for a peaceful protest at Aarey forest on Sunday morning and hundreds of Mumbaikars are likely to gather at the picnic point in the area, he said.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis overturned the previous Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government's decision to relocate the proposed Mumbai Metro Line-3 car shed from Aarey Colony.

The decision to set up the car shed in the wooded Aarey area was opposed by environmental groups, as it involved cutting down hundreds of trees.

Considering this, the Thackeray government had shifted the car shed site to Kanjurmarg, but it entered a legal dispute.

The city police have increased police deployment at the forest to avoid any untoward incident during the protest, the official said.

The Aam Aadmi Party's Mumbai unit has also extended its support to the protest and has appealed to Mumbaikars to join the demonstration. -- PTI

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