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‘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.