Aarey Colony

Uddhav Thackeray Hits Back After "Ego" Jibe Over Aarey, Metro Car Shed

India News | Reported By Sohit Rakesh Mishra, Edited By Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday December 20, 2020

Infrastructre works undertaken in haste can lead to waste and not true development, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said Sunday, days after the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis called on the Shiv Sena-led government to give up its "ego" and resume construction of the controversial metro car shed project at Mumbai's Aarey Colony

Devendra Fadnavis Blames Maharashtra Government's "Ego" On Metro Car Shed

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 17, 2020

With the Bombay High Court on Wednesday putting on hold the allotment of salt pan land in Mumbai's Kanjurmarg area for the construction of an integrated Metro car shed, senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis has asked the Shiv Sena-led state government to give up its "ego" and resume the construction on the Aarey Colony land.

Watch: Leopard Cub Enters A Dairy Farm In Mumbai's Aarey Colony

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Wednesday October 21, 2020

A spotted leopard cub was seen in the Aarey Milk Colony in Mumbai on Tuesday. The leopard cub had lost its way and entered a cattle farm in the milk colony.

Mumbai Metro Car Shed Shifting Will Cost Over Rs 200 Crore: Officials

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 14, 2020

The estimated rise in the cost for relocating the metro car shed project from Aarey Colony to new site Kanjurmarg in Mumbai will be more than Rs 200 crore, the Maharashtra cabinet was informed today.

Shifting Metro Car Shed From Aarey Colony Will Spike Cost By Rs 4,000 Crore: Devendra Fadnavis

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 12, 2020

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government's decision to relocate metro car shed project from the city's lung in Aarey Colony to Kanjurmarg in Mumbai was "unfortunate".

Uddhav Thackeray Directs Withdrawal Of Cases Against Mumbai's Aarey Activists

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 30, 2020

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday directed the state Home department to withdraw cases registered against protesters last year for opposing the felling of trees for a proposed metro car shed in Aarey Colony, considered to be the lung of the city.

Consulting Experts On Aarey Metro Carshed Shifting: Maharashtra Chief Minister

India News | Press Trust India | Tuesday September 8, 2020

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday justified his government's decision to declare 600 acres in Aarey Colony area in Mumbai's Goregaon as a reserved forest.

Fodder For Mumbai's Aarey Colony's Cattle To Last 8 Days Amid Lockdown

Mumbai News | Written by Purva Chitnis | Friday April 3, 2020

The 21-day lockdown to fight the deadly coronavirus has not only impacted people but also livestock. In Mumbai's Aarey colony, which was in the news over a metro car shed being built by cutting down trees, is now facing a fodder crunch.

"Wild Mumbai": After Karnataka, Maharashtra Works On Wildlife Documentary

India News | Written By Saurabh Gupta, Edited By Ridhima Shukla | Thursday January 23, 2020

After the release of Wild Karnataka last week, a documentary film based on the forests of Karnataka presented by the state forest department, the Maharashtra government has decided to sanction a similar project to showcase the biodiversity of places like Aarey Colony, Sanjay Gandhi National Park and the Sewri Mudflats in its state.

Supreme Court Extends Order Banning Further Tree Felling In Aarey Forest

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 16, 2019

The Supreme Court on Monday extended its interim order that had stayed the felling of trees in Mumbai's Aarey Colony area for setting up of a metro car shed.

Uddhav Thackeray Ordered Us Against Cutting Trees For Memorial: Sena MP

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 9, 2019

A senior Shiv Sena leader on Monday claimed that Maharashtra Chief Minister and party president Uddhav Thackeray has given "oral orders" against felling of trees for the proposed memorial of his late father and Sena founder Bal Thackeray in Aurangabad.

Priyanka Chaturvedi Takes On Amruta Fadnavis Over "Hypocrisy" Charge

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday December 9, 2019

A war of words erupted between Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi and Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on social media on Sundayover media reports that the Uddhav Thackeray government was planning to cut down around 1,000 trees in Aurangabad to build a memorial for late party founder Bal Thackeray.

"Hypocrisy," Says Amruta Fadnavis On Sena Plan To Cut Trees For Memorial

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 8, 2019

Amruta Fadnavis, wife of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Sunday called the ruling Shiv Sena a "hypocrite" after media reports emerged that a memorial for the party patriarch late Bal Thackeray in Aurangabad would require felling of some 1,000 trees.

Haven't Stayed Any Infrastructure Project Except Aarey Car Shed: Uddhav Thackeray

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 4, 2019

No infrastructure project has been halted in Maharashtra and a stay has been ordered only on construction of the Metro rail car shed in Aarey Colony, a green lung of the metropolis, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Tuesday.

NCP Leader Seeks Relief For Bhima-Koregaon Accused From Uddhav Thackeray

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday December 4, 2019

A Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader today asked Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to withdraw the "false cases" filed against Dalits in the Bhima Koregaon violence, just like he had done for those protesting deforestation in Mumbai's Aarey Colony.