Mumbai, October 5: Amid the ongoing protest in Aarey Colony in Mumbai, as many as 29 people were슬롯 머신 사이트 추천arrested by Mumbai Police on Saturday for agitating against the cutting of trees in the area. According to a latest update, all the arrested슬롯 머신 사이트 추천protesters have been sent to judicial custody by Borivali Court. The Police informed that of the 29 people,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천six are women, adding that those arrested are among the 60 people that have been detained by police earlier. 슬롯사이트œWe have arrested 29 protesters. Six of them are women. Some of them had manhandled and beaten the police personnel deployed in Aarey Colony and obstructed them from discharging their duty,슬롯사이트� the police official said.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Aarey Tree Cutting: Aaditya Thackeray Says It슬롯사이트™s Shameful to Cut Trees in 슬롯사이트˜Cover of The Night슬롯사이트�.

The슬롯 머신 사이트 추천entire Aarey Colony was cordoned off by Mumbai police on Saturday morning after hundreds of activists tried to stop the felling of trees in the area.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천The protesters have been opposing tree-felling in Aarey Colony in north Mumbai, a prime green lung of the city, for Metro work. Eye-witnesses said heavy police deployment has been made in the area and no person is allowed to enter Aarey Colony.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Aarey Tree Cutting: Video Shows Authorities Starts Chopping Down Trees, Twitterati Cries Foul.

Demands of Protesters

Hundreds of protesters had gathered at Aarey Colony, the area that has been슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 proposed for a metro car shed. A number of슬롯 머신 사이트 추천locals including environmental activists held protests opposing the cutting of trees for the construction of the car shed of the metro station. The protesters have been슬롯 머신 사이트 추천demanding the relocation of the bus depot, which is a part of the Metro III project. Several celebrities and political leaders have also extended their support to activists by participating in the protests against the cutting of trees.

The슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation has announced its plan to cut down over 2,700 trees from Aarey colony in order to build a car shed for the Metro. The Aarey colony is a forest area which is spread over 13,000 hectares. It is a home to over 27 Adivasi villages and inhabits various animal species.

MMRCL Begins Cutting Down Trees After Bombay HC Order

On Friday, the Bombay High Court dismissed all petitions against the proposed cutting down of over 2,500 trees in Aarey Colony of Mumbai. In its decision, the Court슬롯 머신 사이트 추천refused to declare the colony as a forest. Hours after the Court's decision, the슬롯 머신 사이트 추천MMRCL began cutting down trees to make way for a car shed.

While슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 dismissing petitions filed by activist Zoru Bhathena and Shiv Sena corporator Yashwant K. Jadhav, the슬롯 머신 사이트 추천judges of the Bombay High Court said that the carbon dioxide sequestration of 2,702 trees for their entire lifetime calculated at 12,79,062 kg would be compensated in 3,948 fully-loaded trips of the metro trains.

Activists Allege 200 Trees Hacked in Aarey on Friday

As the cutting of trees began on Friday, hundreds of environmental activists gathered in Aarey Colony and protested against the act. The activists who camped at Aarey overnight on Friday, alleged that of over 2,600 trees which are to be felled, 200 were cut by Friday night. Several videos슬롯 머신 사이트 추천of tree-felling went viral on social media, which anguished the protesters even more.

Section 144 Imposed in슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Aarey Colony

The Mumbai Police슬롯 머신 사이트 추천imposed section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code in Aarey Colony and surrounding areas on Saturday. The action comes슬롯 머신 사이트 추천following strong protests by activists against the felling of trees in the green zone for a Metro car shed.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Section 144슬롯 머신 사이트 추천prohibits the assembly of four or more people in an area. According to the law, every member of such 'unlawful assembly' can be booked for engaging in rioting.

Mumbai Police Detain Protesters

A number of슬롯 머신 사이트 추천activists have been arrested since Friday night in Mumbai after they tried to stop the authorities from cutting trees at Aarey. Scores of environmentalists have been protesting since Friday against the슬롯 머신 사이트 추천decision to build a car shed for Mumbai Metro at Aarey Colony. According to the rules of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), the trees can be cut 15 days after posting the court order to do so on its website.

Priyanka Chaturvedi Detained by Mumbai Police

Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi who was among those detained by Mumbai Police on Saturday.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Chaturvedi claimed that she was forcibly evicted from the protest site by the police. The leader took to Twitter and said,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천슬롯 머신 사이트 추천슬롯사이트œOn my way to #aarey and main entry points to the site have been blocked by Mumbai Police! #SaveAarey". 슬롯사이트œI have been forcibly evicted by the cops and I wasn슬롯사이트™t even breaking the law! The cops in the car wont even tell me where I am being taken 슬롯사이트� this is insane @MumbaiPolice,슬롯사이트� Chaturvedi said in a second tweet.

Environment Activists Citicised Authorities

The environment activists are of the opinion that the슬롯 머신 사이트 추천metro corporation wants to finish the job before October 10, when the matter comes before the National Green Tribunal. 슬롯사이트œThis matter is going to be heard by the NGT on October 10, and we hope to get some respite from there. But it seems like the authorities want to eliminate the entire green patch before the hearing,슬롯사이트� Stalin D, one of the activists, said.

Out of the four슬롯 머신 사이트 추천petitions to the Bombay High Court, one had sought that Aarey Colony be declared a forest and ecologically sensitive zone, while another petition had pleaded that it be given the status of a floodplain. Amid the ongoing turmoil in the state over the cutting down of trees at Aarey, the Opposition parties including NCP and Congress targeted the Shiv Sena and BJP, saying the ruling parties have failed to save trees in Aarey Colony.

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