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Updated July 1st, 2022 at 20:20 IST

Devendra Fadnavis reiterates 'Metro Car shed should be built in Aarey, 25% work completed'

Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis reiterated decision over Aarey Metro Car Shed stating "25% of the work has been done & 75% will be done immediately".

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After Eknath Shinde-led cabinet in Maharashtra decided to shift the Mumbai Metro 3 car shed back to Aarey, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis claimed that the state government will stand by their decision. He stated that half of the work of metro 3 has been done but, unless the car shed is built the metro cannot be started. The land which was proposed by the Maha Vikas Aghadhi government is still in dispute and even though after getting the land the work can't be done for almost 4 years, he added.  

"A lot of Metro 3 work has been completed, unless the car shed work is done, this metro cannot start functioning. The place where the previous government proposed the car shed is still in dispute and even after getting the place, the car shed work cannot be initiated for four more years," he said.

Fadnavis further added, "25% of the work has been done at the place which was cleared by the Supreme Court in the Aarey area during the BJP government, and the remaining 75% of work can be done immediately. In the interest of Mumbaikars, the metro is to be started at the earliest then the car shed work should be continued in Aarey. Hence we stand by our decision".

Uddhav Thackeray Pans Shinde Govt's Aarey Shed Reversal

In his first public address after stepping down as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray on Friday lambasted the incumbent Eknath Shinde-led government over turning down the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi regime's (MVA) decision of shifting the Mumbai Metro 3 car shed out of Aarey Colony. While addressing the press conference, Uddhav stated that the current Shinde government is free to vent out their anger on him, but warned them against doing it on the environment and the Mumbaikars.

"Attack me, but don't attack Mumbai. Don't project anger for me on Mumbaikars. Don't change the proposal for the metro shed and Aarey rule. Don't toy with the environment of Mumbai," Uddhav Thackeray said.

Row over Metro car shed in Aarey Colony

On October 11, 2020, the then-Maharashtra CM Thackeray announced that the car shed will be shifted from Aarey to Kanjurmarg and no cost will be incurred for the purpose. This became one of the key points of contention between BJP and Shiv Sena in recent years. However, the Bombay High Court stayed the transfer of the 102-acre land in Kanjurmarg to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for the construction of the car shed on December 16, 2020. Widespread protests were held against the Aarey land being utilised for the purpose of building a car shed for Mumbai Metro 3. 

The Mumbai Metro 3 project comprises a 33.5 km underground corridor running along the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ route. In total, there will be 27 stations out of which 26 will be underground. At present, over 90 of the tunnelling work has been completed. There has been a long dispute regarding the location of the Metro car shed. According to environmental activists, Aarey is a forest area and any construction work would hamper the ecological balance. On the other hand, the Devendra Fadnavis regime highlighted that the long-term gains of the project would offshoot the temporary damage caused due to the felling of trees.  

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Published July 1st, 2022 at 19:44 IST

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