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Mumbai Metro 3 sees lukewarm ridership: Each Aarey-BKC service carries an average of 46 passengers
The Aqua Line was inaugurated on October 5, 2024, and opened to the public two days later. The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC), which constructed and operates the line, had initially projected a daily ridership of 400,000 passengers
Published on Feb 23, 2025 06:54 AM IST
No more tree felling at Aarey for metro: State to SC
Maharashtra government assures Supreme Court no more tree felling in Aarey Colony for Mumbai Metro, emphasizing protection of the area's green cover.
Updated on Jan 11, 2025 08:28 AM IST
Abraham Thomas
Mumbai Metro Line 3 begins operations for public: Check timings, fare, routes
Mumbai's first underground metro - Mumbai Metro-3 or the Aqua Line - is set to open for the public on Monday.
Published on Oct 07, 2024 09:01 AM IST
PM takes ride in Mumbai's newest metro; talks to students, Ladki Bahin beneficiaries, labourers
PM takes ride in Mumbai's newest metro; talks to students, Ladki Bahin beneficiaries, labourers
Published on Oct 05, 2024 07:15 PM IST
PTI |
47-year-old crushed under BEST bus in Aarey Colony
A bread delivery man, Sadiq Khan, died after his scooty was hit by a BEST bus in Aarey Colony; police are investigating and plan to file an FIR.
Updated on Sep 11, 2024 08:32 AM IST
Mumbai's Metro 3 likely to be inaugurated before Maharashtra assembly polls
The first phase of Mumbai Metro 3 will involve 10 stations spread over 12 km, while the entire corridor is 33.5 km long, dotted with 27 stations
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 09:32 AM IST
Mumbai: SUV driven by 17-year-old boy mows down milk vendor, caught by police
Navin Vaishnaw, who was distributing milk, died after a Mahindra Scorpio which was on the wrong side collided with his two-wheeler.
Updated on Aug 30, 2024 09:50 AM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
State gives 3-acre plot earlier owned by Aarey Colony to bank headed by BJP man
State government has allocated land near Aarey Colony for Mumbai District Central Cooperative Bank's new building
Updated on Jul 30, 2024 08:55 AM IST
Repair roads in residential areas of Aarey Colony urgently: HC
Bombay HC directs urgent repair of roads in Aarey Colony residential areas, emphasizing wildlife preservation during reconstruction.
Updated on May 01, 2024 05:42 AM IST
Sahyaja MS
Crime branch busts fake call centre in Aarey Colony, arrests 7
Mumbai Crime Branch busts fake call centre at Royal Palms, Aarey Colony, arresting 7 employees in scams targeting US and Canadian residents.
Updated on Feb 25, 2024 07:30 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
Aarey-BKC metro line is expected to be operational by April
The first phase of Mumbai Metro Line 3, connecting Aarey Colony and Bandra Kurla Complex, is expected to be operational early next year, according to the managing director of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation. The phase is expected to be ready for public use by April 2024. The entire route is expected to cater to 1.7 million passengers daily.
Updated on Dec 29, 2023 07:42 AM IST
Govt plans to develop Aarey Colony, to appoint consultant for master plan
The government’s objective is to monetise the land parcels in Aarey Colony and also develop it as a tourism spot. The state dairy development department has floated tenders to appoint a consultant and has sought a conceptual master plan as well as a detailed feasibility report in the next six months
Updated on Oct 21, 2023 08:04 AM IST
HC asks BMC to list steps to ensure eco-friendly immersion of Ganesha idols in Aarey Colony
Bombay High Court asks BMC to submit list of steps taken to ensure eco-friendly immersion of Ganesha idols in Aarey Colony; NGO files PIL.
Updated on Sep 05, 2023 12:34 AM IST
State warns Aarey tabela owners to clear ₹24-crore dues or lose licences
The state government in Mumbai has warned cattle farm owners in Aarey Colony that their licenses will be cancelled for not paying dues of ₹24 crore ($3.4 million). The farm owners have requested concession in interest and penalty amounts, claiming the government made errors in calculating the total amount. There are currently 505 license holders with over 16,000 animals in 32 cattle farms on 240 acres of land in Aarey. The government levies license fees and water charges to these farm owners.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:30 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha
Greens seek curbs on immersion of Ganesh idols in Aarey
Aarey Colony is part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park’s (SGNP) extended eco-sensitive zone (ESZ). “Not only does the immersion of Ganesh idols pollute natural resources, the use of loudspeakers and sound systems by DJs in the ESZ can also be detrimental to wildlife and give impetus to conflict,” Stalin D, director of city-based NGO Vanashakti, said. He is also a leading figure in the ‘Save Aarey’ movement
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 12:03 AM IST
Prayag Arora-Desai
Auto driver arrested from UP for sexually assaulting passenger in Aarey Colony
The incident occurred at 5pm on May 17 when the woman, a homemaker, was returning from CBD Belapur to her Goregaon East residence, Jagdish Deshmukh, senior police inspector of Aarey Sub police station, said. He added that the complainant approached the police on July 6 as she was shocked and scared
Published on Jul 11, 2023 12:55 AM IST
Megha Sood
Survey to settle claims on Aarey’s newly notified forest begins
The state forest department in Mumbai has started a survey to settle claims on the reserve forest in Aarey Colony, which was notified in 2020. The settlement process has been delayed for over two years, but is now underway, with claims from tribal residents and individuals who use the land for various purposes. The findings will be submitted to the forest settlement officer, who will decide whether any areas should be excluded from the final notification of the reserve forest.
Updated on Jul 05, 2023 01:00 AM IST
Prayag Arora-Desai
Metro construction leading to waterlogging in Aarey: Residents
The depot site, it has been previously pointed out, is riven by at least three perennial streams whose paths have likely been altered by the carshed’s development
Updated on Jul 02, 2023 12:30 AM IST
Prayag Arora-Desai
Preserving Aarey can reduce impacts of climate change affecting Mumbai
Aarey Colony has all the necessary ingredients to contribute to a majority of the 17 SDGs, as we have demonstrated, which will also benefit other parts of the city. For instance, further construction work in Aarey can adversely impact ecosystem services such as pollination, soil building, carbon sequestration, disease, temperature, and flood control
Updated on Jun 24, 2023 12:49 AM IST
Prayag Arora-Desai
Roads in Aarey Colony transferred to BMC for upkeep: State to HC
The HC was further told that the civic body would not cut any trees and avail the required environmental clearances for repair and maintenance work
Updated on Jun 09, 2023 12:17 AM IST
‘MMRCL’s tally of additional 177 trees in Aarey Colony an undercount’
MMRCL has been given permission to cut 177 trees for a shunting area for Metro-3 trains in Mumbai's Aarey Colony, however, the number is considered an undercount. Environmentalists and Adivasis living near the project site say that the total number of "unnumbered" trees is between 90 and 100, which have not been given permission to be felled. The Supreme Court has criticised MMRCL for its attempts to "overreach" its orders and imposed a fine of INR10 lakh ($13,245) on the company.
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 12:35 AM IST
Prayag Arora-Desai
Further felling of trees in Aarey will destroy sustenance of remaining Adivasis
The Bhoyes, whose eviction has been stayed by a 2018 High Court order, are now the only family from Prajapur to continue practicing indigenous land use; harvesting fruits, tubers and a few vegetables for personal consumption and sale. The natural resources that allow them to do so are now under threat, with the MMRCL prepared to fell 124 trees in the area, of which 75 are tended to by the Bhoyes.
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 12:41 AM IST
Prayag Arora-Desai
Aarey tabela operators served notices for recovery of ₹25 crore dues
The dairy development department of the Maharashtra state government has issued notices to 30 cattle shed operators in Aarey Colony for INR25 crore ($3.5m) in overdue fees. The government has also proposed that cattle sheds outside Aarey move to Dapchari in Palghar, where it has acquired 650 acres of land for dairy development. The move is in response to the mounting encroachment on Aarey land, with the number of huts increasing to over 22,000.
Updated on Apr 10, 2023 12:46 AM IST
HC quashes FIR against Save Aarey activist who shared Metro MD’s mobile number
The Bombay high court on Wednesday quashed an FIR against the executive director of Bengaluru-based online campaign organiser, who had in 2018 publicly shared the phone number of IAS officer Ashwini Bhide in a series of messages during the Save Aarey protests
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 12:12 AM IST
Prayag Arora-Desai
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde lifts stay on Metro car shed at Aarey
With the decision in place, chief minister Eknath Shinde said that they will start construction work at the earliest. Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis while defending the decision, alleged that the decision to shift the car shed to Kanjurmarg was taken by the then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to satisfy his ego and not in the interest of Mumbai.
Updated on Jul 22, 2022 04:58 AM IST
Faisal Malik, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
Row over Aarey continues in Maharashtra; activists hold protests
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis alleged that the protests at Aarey colony over Metro car shed project were “genuine in some respects and sponsored in others”.
Updated on Jul 04, 2022 03:19 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mumbai
Aarey forest controversy: How an environmental issue became a political one
The issue that resurfaced after the Eknath Shinde-led alliance government with the BJP came power in Maharashtra pertains to the new regime's proposal to shift the Metro-3 car shed project back to Mumbai's Aarey forest, an 1,800-acre area, often termed as the megalopolis's 'green lung'.
Published on Jul 03, 2022 09:14 PM IST
Written by Shivani Kumar | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
Half genuine, half sponsored: Fadnavis on protests against Aarey car shed
Environmental activists and leaders of political parties, including the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), have begun staging protests at the Aarey Colony against the proposal to build a Metro-3 car shed.
Updated on Jul 03, 2022 06:52 PM IST
Aaditya Thackeray 'humbly' urges Eknath Shinde to rethink Aarey move amid row
Apart from leopards, some 300 different varieties of flora and fauna are found in the Aarey forest, located in suburban Goregaon and adjacent to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
Published on Jul 03, 2022 01:09 PM IST
Written by Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Swati Bhasin, New Delhi
Raj Thackeray's son Amit against new govt's Aarey decision, says: 'Shocking'
Raj Thackeray's son Amit Thackeray said the decision of the new government on Aarey is shocking for him and to all environment activists and animal lovers.
Published on Jul 03, 2022 09:48 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Poulomi Ghosh