Maharashtra activists vow to re-ignite protests against Aarey’s metro car shed project | Watch

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday, shortly after taking oath of office, ordered the government's legal team to inform the Bombay High Court that the state will relocate the metro car shed to Aarey Colony, sources told India Today. Earlier, former CM Uddhav Thackeray had ordered the relocation of the metro car shed from Aarey to Kanjurmarg. Citizens and green activists approached the Bombay High Court against this move. But within hours of the high court dismissing these petitions seeking a stay on tree felling, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (MMRCL) started the tree cutting. There were also reports that Mumbai Metro Rail officials had expressed apprehension that the Metro Line 3 project may be delayed by three years and its cost may go up by over Rs 2,000 crore if the car shed for the line was shifted from Aarey Colony. Watch the full report here.