Days after a inexperienced activist claimed the civic physique is attempting to transform the two-lane thoroughfare into 4 lanes beneath the pretext of concretisation, which is able to result in lack of inexperienced cowl, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) claimed there isn’t a proposal of widening of present asphalt highway.
The civic physique on Wednesday issued a press release saying, “The tender for the work of enchancment of the principle highway in Aarey Milk Colony from Western Categorical Freeway to Morarji Nagar is invited by MCGM. The scope of labor consists of enchancment of present highway for the obtainable width in cement concrete. There isn’t a proposal of widening the present asphalt highway. Throughout the enchancment of highway, due care might be taken to guard present bushes & the adjoining Aarey forestry. Crucial mitigation measures might be taken care of as per the path of Chief Conservator of Forest.”
On October 12, mid-day did a narrative (BMC plan to widen Aarey most important highway rings alarm bells) wherein the activist mentioned pockets contained in the inexperienced zone at the moment are elements of a reserved forest and BMC shouldn’t consider the highway as a brief reduce.
