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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.

"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.

Top Court Asks Maharashtra To Stop Cutting Trees For Metro For 2 Weeks

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 2, 2019

The Supreme Court on Monday directed Maharashtra government to stop cutting trees for its metro construction project in Mumbai for two weeks.

Farm Issues Vs Bullet Train: Maharashtra Alliance Lists Its Priorities

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday November 28, 2019

Farmers' welfare and development will be the main priorities of the Uddhav Thackeray-led coalition government in Maharashtra, leaders of the Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP alliance said in a joint press conference held in Mumbai today, hinting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious Bullet train project may have to take the backseat for now.

Shiv Sena Protests Against Mumbai Metro, City Development Body Over Pollution

Mumbai News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday November 18, 2019

Shiv Sena South Mumbai wing today protested against the MMRDA and some private builders for air and noise pollution and huge traffic snarls in south Mumbai's congested Thakurdwar region, marking a return to its aggressive style, party leaders said.

Mumbai Metro Worker Dies After 100-Tonne Girder Falls On Him: Police

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 1, 2019

A 25-year-old driver was crushed to death after a girder, which was being transported for the construction of Metro line, fell on him in the western suburb of Kandivali, the police said today.

Aarey Issue Is Tussle Between Humans And Environment: Aaditya Thackeray

India News | ANI | Tuesday October 15, 2019

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray said that the Aarey issue was not just a tussle between his party and the BJP, but a fight for the environment.

Locals Oppose Land Acquisition For Mumbai Metro Project

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 12, 2019

The Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan Metro Line 5 project might hit a roadblock as over 100 families have opposed the proposal to construct a car shed on their land at Govegaon near Kalyan-Bhiwandi road in Maharashtra.

2,141 Trees Cut In Aarey Colony, Construction Will Happen: Mumbai Metro

India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday October 7, 2019

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) cut down 2,141 trees in Aarey Colony between Friday and Saturday, the organisation said today, hours after the Supreme Court ordered a stay on further cutting till its next hearing on October 21

"No Status Quo On Construction" In Aarey: Maharashtra Lawyer After Order

India News | Reported By Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited By Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday October 7, 2019

Construction work related to the Mumbai Metro can proceed on the 33 hectares of forested land razed in Aarey Colony, a lawyer for the Maharashtra government told NDTV today, shortly after the Supreme Court stayed the felling of more trees till its next hearing on October 21

On Aarey, "No Further Cutting Of Trees Needed": Maharashtra To Top Court

Mumbai News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday October 7, 2019

No more trees are required to be cut to make way for a car shed of the Mumbai Metro in Aarey Colony, the Maharashtra government told the Supreme Court today. The top court was hearing the case after a group of students wrote to Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. On Sunday, 29 activists arrested during protests on Friday night as trees were pulled...

Aarey Protest Live Updates: Don't Cut Anymore Trees, Says Top Court On Mumbai's Aarey

India News | Edited by Prionka Jha | Monday October 7, 2019

A special bench of the Supreme Court hears a case this morning against the cutting of trees in Mumbai's Aarey colony for the city's metro rail project. On Sunday, 29 activists, arrested for protesting against it on Friday night, were given conditional bail by court.

Showing Identity Cards To Go Home, Say Tribals Living In Mumbai's Aarey

Mumbai News | Written by Purva Chitnis | Sunday October 6, 2019

Tribal communities living inside forest land in Mumbai's Aarey, where at least a thousand trees have been razed and many more are still to be cut to make way for a car shed for the Mumbai Metro, have appealed for support in the fight to save their homes and the environment.

"Destruction Becomes Inevitable...": Mumbai Metro Chief On Aarey Move

Mumbai News | Edited by Arun Nair | Sunday October 6, 2019

With the protests against cutting trees in Mumbai's Aarey Colony getting support from political parties and celebrities, Mumbai Metro Managing Director Ashwini Bhide,who is facing flak over the issue, today said the move was "inevitable".