Bombay High Court pauses the car shed for metro rail project

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Bombay HC Temporarily Halts Metro Car Shed Project At Kanjurmag

The metro car shed project in Mumbai's Kanjurmag has been put on hold by the Bombay High Court until further orders. The project was shifted to Kanjurmag from Aarey after environmentalists had protested against the BJP-led government last year. Commenting on the issue, CM Uddhav Thackeray stated, "Politics shouldn't come in the way of the development". Reportedly, the order was issued since the state and centre fought over the site's… read-more

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 - 12:48 PM / by Bhavyata Kagrana

Tags: CM Uddhav Thackeray, Bombay High Court, Aarey Forest, BJP

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Activists protesting against felling of trees at Aarey forest

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Mumbai's 'Metro Car Shed Project' To Relocate From Aarey, Moved to Kanjurmarg

Maharastra CM Uddhav Thackeray on October 11 declared the relocation of the 'metro car shed project', which was suppose to be build in Aarey forest region of Mumbai. The project has been moved to Kanjurmarg for which land allocation has been done already. Reportedly, in October 2019, activists had staged protests condemning the move in-order to save biodiversity in the area. However, the charges against the protesters have also been dropped… read-more

Sun, 11 Oct 2020 - 11:53 PM / by Nitesh Kumar Singh

Tags: Aarey Forest, Maharashtra , CM Uddhav Thackeray, deforestation, Protests, environment

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Maharashtra Govt Pushes for conservation of Aarey Land

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Maharashtra Government to Declare 600 Acres of Aarey Land as Reserve Forest

The 600-acre Aarey land near Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai will soon be declared as a reserve forest. The Maharashtra CM Udhhav Thackeray on September 2 took the decision in this regard. CM also stressed for protecting the rights of tribals in the area. Reportedly, the decision will be implemented in a phased manner, with rehabilitation of slums withing the area being priority.

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 - 08:28 AM / by Nitesh Kumar Singh

Tags: Uddhav Thackeray, environment, Maharashtra , Aarey Forest

Courtesy: NDTV