Ambedkar-led VBA opposes cutting of trees for Metro car shed
After the Shiv Sena and the Congress, the Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) has joined the chorus against cutting of trees in green belt of Aarey Colony here to make way for a Metro car shed.
In a statement issued here on Wednesday, the party claimed the decision by authorities to hack over 2,600 trees in the leafy colony in the suburbs was aimed at benefiting real estate developers.
"In the name of development, the BJP government is planning to grab the evergreen forest region of Aarey to give a free hand to contractors and builders," the VBA alleged.
Calling Aarey "the lungs of Mumbai city", the Ambedkar -led outfit said, "We need to protect the environment as the green cover cleans polluted air."
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