Published 18:21 IST, October 11th 2020
Kangana Ranaut weighs in on Mumbai's Aarey Metro shed relocation, opines on urbanisation
Kangana Ranaut wrote on Twitter that it's good that deforestation has been averted but it is a problem if Maharashtra Gov's decision affects urbanization.
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Kangana Ranaut took to Twitter to respond to reports of Maharashtra Government's announcement to scrap the Aarey metro car shed project and claimed that even though it is a good move, stopping urbanization is not the solution. The Manikarnika actor also revealed that she had planted one lakh saplings last year.
In a webcast, Thackeray said the project will be shifted to a government land in Kanjurmarg and no cost will be incurred for the purpose. "The land will be available at zero rate," he said. He said 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 the purpose and it won't go waste," he said.
Thackeray said the government had earlier declared 600 acres of Aarey land as forest but now it has been revised to 800 acres. There will be no infringement on rights of tribals in the Aarey forest, he added. "Biodiversity in Aarey needs to be to conserved and protected. Nowhere is there an 800-acre jungle in an urban set up. Mumbai has a natural forest cover," he said.
Cases last year against citizens and environmentalists who protested against the Aarey project and felling of trees in that area have also been withdrawn, he said. The move to relocate the car shed from Aarey came amid reports that the state government was considering if two of the upcoming Metro lines could share maintenance facility.
It had appointed Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to prepare a feasibility study on Metro 3 (Colaba-Bandra-Seepz) sharing its car shed with Line 6 (Vikhroli-Lokhandwala). There were also reports that Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd 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.
The former chief minister and Opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis recently said the state governments plan to relocate Metro 3 car shed from Aarey was a reflection of wrong policy.
(with PTI inputs)
Updated 18:21 IST, October 11th 2020