Centre insists on Aarey land for Mumbai metro work
MUMBAI: A fresh round of tussle has broken out between the Maharashtra government and the Centre over the latter’s refusal to hand over a parcel of land under its control for constructing a shed for the Mumbai Metro.
The Union Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs wrote to Maharashtra chief secretary stating that the state should develop the Metro Line-3 shed at Aarey Colony only. Earlier, the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in the state had changed the site of proposed shed from Aarey to Kanjur Marg after protests by environmentalists, Shiv Sena activits and public who feared damage to the local ecology as the area has thick greenery.
