: Aarey: Maharashtra reserves 800 acres of land in Mumbai as forest, metro car shed to be moved #IndiaNEWS Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday announced that 800 acres of land in the

Aarey: Maharashtra reserves 800 acres of land in Mumbai as forest, metro car shed to be moved #IndiaNEWS
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday announced that 800 acres of land in the Aarey Milk Colony in Mumbai would be declared as a reserve forest, Mumbai Mirror reported. He also said that the car shed for a metro project in the area would be relocated to Kanjurmarg. The decision is a revision of the government’s declaration last month, when it had announced that 600 acres of land in the area would be declared a forest.Thackeray announced that the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz (Metro 3) line and Swami Samarth Nagar-Vikhroli (Metro 6) line would be merged, according to Hindustan Times. “The land will be available at zero rate,??? Thackeray said in his address to the state, according to the Mumbai Mirror. “The building which has come up in Aarey Forest will be utilised for some other public purpose. About Rs 100 crore expenditure was incurred for it and it won’t go waste.???The chief minister added: “Biodiversity in Aarey needs to be conserved and protected. Nowhere is there an 800-acre jungle in an urban set up. Mumbai has a natural forest cover.???Also read:The Daily Fix: Despite relief for Aarey, India is losing the larger battle to protect its forests‘Greed, hubris, foolishness’: Bollywood actors tweet against tree cutting in Mumbai’s Aarey ColonyThackeray added that his government will withdraw...Read more

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