MMRCL 12 Crore Tree Project Stands Still As Metro 3 Prepares To Start OperationsThe Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) is preparing to launch the first phase of Metro Line 3, also known as the Aarey Line, which will run from Aarey Colony to Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in early October. While the MMRCL claims to have spent Rs. 41,000 per tree on...
more... plantation and maintenance, activists like advocate Godfrey Pimenta have raised concerns about the lack of proper maintenance of trees along the metro route, particularly around the Marol Naka station. Pimenta argues that the trees appear to be non-native and poorly maintained, despite the significant expenditure on the project. He has requested MMRCL to review the types of trees planted, prioritize native species, and hold the contractors accountable for proper tree maintenance during the three-year maintenance period.
Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) October ke pehle hafte mein Metro Line 3 ka pehla phase start karne wala hai, jisko Aarey Line bhi jaana jata hai. Yeh line Aarey Colony se Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) tak jaayegi. MMRCL ka kehna hai ki unhone har ek tree pe...
more... plantation aur maintenance ke liye Rs. 41,000 kharch kiye hain, lekin activists, jaise ki advocate Godfrey Pimenta, ne metro route ke saath lagae gaye trees ke maintenance ke baare mein chinta jahir ki hai, khaas karke Marol Naka station ke aas-paas. Pimenta ka kehna hai ki trees native nahi hain aur unki proper care nahi ki ja rahi hai, iske baavajood project pe bahut paisa kharch hua hai. Unhone MMRCL se request ki hai ki woh planted trees ke types ko review karein, native species ko priority dein, aur contractors ko three-year maintenance period ke dauraan proper tree maintenance ke liye jimmedar thahrein.