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'Nothing Is Worth Cutting Down Something So Vital', Rohit Speaks In Favour Of Mumbai's Aarey Forest

Rohit Sharma said nothing was worth cutting down trees for in Mumbai's Aarey Colony as that part of the city is “slightly greener”

The protest against the felling of 2646 trees in Mumbai’s Aarey Forest has garnered people’s attention over the last few weeks. While the Mumbai Metro Rail Corp. (MMRC) got the clearance for cutting down the trees from the Bombay High Court, people have been showing their rage against this decision, on and off social media. Joining forces, Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma on Tuesday said nothing was worth cutting down trees for in Mumbai's Aarey Colony as that part of the city is “slightly greener” and there's a “slight difference in temperature” because of Aarey Colony. “Even if there is more to the story, nothing is worth cutting down something so vital. Part of Mumbai being slightly greener and slight difference in the temperature is mainly because of Aarey Colony. How can we take that away, not to mention the thousands of animals who will displace,” Sharma tweeted. Here’s the post The Bombay High Court had on October 4 allowed the Maharashtra government to go ahead with the felling, following which the state moved swiftly to cut trees to make way for a shed for the upcoming Metro project in the city. The Mumbai Metro Rail Corp. (MMRC) had planned to cut some 2,600 trees for the proposed shed. However, the Supreme Court on Monday prohibited the cutting of any more trees in Mumbai's Aarey Colony and directed the state government to maintain status quo till October 21, the next date of hearing. The apex court recorded the Maharashtra government's undertaking that no more trees would be cut in Aarey.
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