Key Points:
- Maharashtra’s former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis appealed to the current Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to relocate the Colaba – SEEPZ Metro Car Shed to Aarey colony from Kanjurmarg.
- “If the car shed is shifted to Kanjurmarg, it will end up in cutting of a greater number of trees, the project will be delayed and crores of rupees will be wasted,” Fadnavis claimed.
- Fadnavis said, “It is clear that the government has taken a decision to relocate the car shed and is negotiating with a private landholder for which a huge amount will be paid. When the deal becomes public, questions will be raised about the CM’s link with the private landholder along with the financial transaction.”
- “It’s a Lie,” said Fadnavis when he talked about the Aarey car shed land’s availability is only till 2031.
On Thursday, Maharashtra’s former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis appealed to the current Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to relocate the Colaba – SEEPZ Metro Car Shed to Aarey colony from Kanjurmarg.
He addressed a letter to the CM Thackeray, Fadnavis said, “It is clear that the government has taken a decision to relocate the car shed and is negotiating with a private landholder for which a huge amount will be paid. When the deal becomes public, questions will be raised about the CM’s link with the private landholder along with the financial transaction.”
Fadnavis also mentioned that some official were ‘misguiding’ the government over the proposed car shed project for Metro-3 line.
The shifting of the project from Aarey to Kanjurmarg will lead to cutting trees thrice more in number and the promised train services, which were to start from December 2021, will be delayed by at least four years.
“If the car shed is shifted to Kanjurmarg, it will end up in cutting of a greater number of trees, the project will be delayed and crores of rupees will be wasted,” Fadnavis claimed.
मेट्रो-3च्या कारशेडची जागा बदलण्याचा घातलेला घाट, आधीच अहवाल लिहून नवीन कमिटीचा निव्वळ फार्स, राज्याचे आर्थिक आणि मुंबईकरांचे प्रचंड नुकसान टाळण्यासाठी आरे येथेच कारशेड करण्याबाबत तत्काळ पाऊले उचलण्याची गरज याबाबत मा. मुख्यमंत्री उद्धव ठाकरेजी यांना पत्र..#MumbaiMetro pic.twitter.com/CygnVSq3XJ
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) January 21, 2021
The technical committee set up to study the Aarey car shed land, recommended use of 25 hectares of land at the start. Remaining 1.4 could be used later. Reasoning his appeal, Fadnavis said, “There are 160 trees in five hectares of the Aarey land. By 2053, in phases, these would have to be planted again, which shows Aarey has adequate provisions to accommodate increased trains to meet requirements till 2053. The shifting of the project will lead to more deforestation at Kanjurmarg.”
“It’s a Lie,” said Fadnavis when he talked about the Aarey car shed land’s availability is only till 2031.
