n environmental activist and advocate Godfrey Pimenta of the Watchdog Foundation has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking intervention to save the Aarey forest in Mumbai.
The letter browse, "Keeping in mind the vision of Hon'ble Prime Minister 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas' we take this liberty of approaching your good self in a hope
that some peaceful practicable resolution to safeguard Aarey Milk Colony, Mumbai, would be taken in the national interest."
After the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) cleared the proposal for felling of over 2,000 trees in Aarey jungles, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) has the necessary clearance to
make the automotive shed for the city railway line four project.
Talking to India Today TV Godfrey Pimenta said, "Majority of Mumbaikars are against this move of cutting down trees. Now even prominent citizens have also started airing their views.
This is aiming to be a giant election issue and whichever party ignores this issue can pay the value for enjoying with the atmosphere."
The environmental activist additional wrote, "The Aarey's beauty and serenity has no parallels amongst the character lovers.
The fact that many unknown species of reptiles, inspects and birds have found their home in Aarey speaks volumes of its precious flora and fauna. The Aarey milk colony is home to the first ground-dwelling gecko discovered in the last 130 years in India, according to a recent research. The species has been named Cyrtodactylus Varadgirii to honour the contributions of taxonomist Dr Varad B Giri, post-doctoral fellow from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore.
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