PTIThere is no stay on the construction of the Mumbai Metro car shed at Aarey Colony, the Supreme Court said on Monday, clarifying that its status quo order is applicable only on felling of trees there. The top court asked the BMC to submit a status report on the activities proposed in the Aarey forest area. To this, the bench said Mumbai Metro will submit photographs showing girth and height of trees transplanted two years ago by it. On October 7, the top court had restrained authorities from cutting anymore trees in Mumbai's Aarey to set up the Metro car shed. Aarey forest is located adjacent to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and has five lakh trees, it said.

Source: The Telegraph October 21, 2019 13:30 UTC