The Aarey Colony in the Goregaon region spreads over 13,000 hectares of land and is home to thousands of tribals and Adivasi people, who live in 27 hamlets. Some of its area is part of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, which is home to a range of flora and fauna.
The Supreme Court to hear a petition filed against the suspension of 12 BJP MLAs who were suspended from Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for a period of one year. The 12 BJP MLAs are accused of allegedly misbehaving with the presiding officer Bhaskar Jadhav in the Speaker's chamber by the state government. The State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anil Parab moved the petition in Supreme Court to suspend the BJP MLAs.
In a move that has calmed tempers, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has shifted a proposed Metro car shed from Aarey forest to government land in Kanjurmarg, thereby saving a green lung of Mumbai.