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- SC will hear a plea against felling of 2,646 trees at the Aarey colony by the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited(MMRCL) to make way for a Metro car shed.
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- The apex court has decided to pursue the case as a PIL and constituted a special bench.
- The MMRCL had started axing the trees after the Bombay High Court had rejected a bunch of petitions by NGO’s and activists.
- Following the protest the Mumbai Police have imposed Section 144 in the area and arrested 29 green activists who were granted bail on by a holiday court on sunday.
(1) As per the arrested, the felling of trees in the prime green area of the city will lead to irrevocable losses.
Sources
The Hindu