Letter imagine a tree in your neighbourhood is going to be felled. Write a letter to the ministry of forest and environment paryavaran bhawan cgo complex
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AN FORMAL LETTER TO THE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT SHOUL BE WRITTEN
Prakash Javadekar cited a Bombay HC order to defend Mumbai Metro Corporation's move to fell trees in Aarey, saying it was "not a forest"
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said he will deal with the "murderers of Aarey forest in the best possible way"
The cutting of trees in part of Mumbai's
Aarey Colony
for a proposed Metro car shed led to clashes between protesters and police on Saturday.
Hours after the Bombay high court on Friday dismissed four petitions by NGOs against the felling of over 2,600 trees, the
Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation
Ltd (MMRCL) swung into action and started hacking trees for the project.
Environment activists put up a stiff resistance to the move, but police imposed section 144 banning unlawful assembly.
Here are the top developments and reactions:
29 arrested, 55 detained during protest against cutting of trees
According to the police, as many as 29 protesters were arrested out of which 29 were produced before the Borivali Court, which sent them to judicial custody.
In addition to these, the police also detained 55 protesters for allegedly violating the prohibitory orders imposed near the Aarey Colony area. Several political leaders including NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad, Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi, Sena leader and fomer Mayor Shubha Raul were also detained.
Since late Friday night itself, many protesters gathered at the site to raise their voice against the felling of trees. As the day progressed more and more people joined protesters near the Aarey Colony area, where the
Mumbai Police
imposed Section 144, thereby banning unlawful assembly.