The Supreme Court Monday gave the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) permission to fell 177 trees at the Aarey Colony for the Metro 3 car shed project.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s tree authority granted the MMRCL permission to fell 177 trees on March 15, after the MMRCL was allowed by the Supreme Court to cut down 84 trees for constructing a ramp for the car shed.
“Approval for any proposal of cutting trees for any developmental work has to come from the tree authority. If there is a proposal of felling more than 200 trees, we send it to the state tree authority which is under the state government.
