Bombay HC Panel Threatens Motion After MMRCL Fails On Metro-3 Tree Restoration Pledge | File
Irked by Mumbai Metro Rail Company Restricted’s (MMRCL) assertion on Monday that will probably be in a position to restore solely 40% of the timber axed for building of the metro stations, the Bombay Excessive Courtroom Metro-3 Tree Committee headed by two sitting excessive court docket judges stated it’ll refer the matter again to the excessive court docket to cope with this blatant breach of endeavor.
Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Sarang Kotwal of the HC additionally requested MMRCL and the BMC to make use of 50% of the realm obtainable outdoors Eros Cinema at Churchgate in South Mumbai for tree plantation.
Background particulars of case
On Might 7, 2017, the excessive court docket had directed MMRCL to offer an endeavor that it’ll replant the timber and take care of them until the completion of the challenge. As per this endeavor, MMRCL is obligated to revive all of the eliminated tree cowl at each station, after its work is accomplished.
The committee was shaped following a plea by Nina Verma and Parvin Jehangir together with Zoru Bhathena highlighting the injury that might be prompted to the atmosphere as a result of felling of over 5,000 timber for the challenge. This committee was to look into the tree cowl that was eliminated by MMRCL for the Metro3 line. And in case if it discovered that something was fallacious, it was to refer the matter again to the court docket.
MMRCL informs HC of non availability of place for planting timber
Throughout the listening to on Monday night, MMRCL knowledgeable the HC committee it will be capable of restore solely about 40% of the tree cowl as there was no place left for planting timber at station websites. Reminding the company of its endeavor, the judges warned that they might refer the matter again to the court docket for breach of its endeavor.
The MMRCL consultant knowledgeable the committee that its tree plantation plans aren’t but closing and it’ll endeavour to exchange most of the tree cowl that was misplaced. He stated {that a} tree restoration plan was prepared for under two stations up to now and a draft plan is prepared for 2 different stations, from a complete 26 stations.
Junior committee to research standing of 600-odd timber from Aarey
The HC committee then requested its junior committee to examine these 4 stations on December 20 together with petitioners and submit a report on the bottom actuality. The MMRCL has additionally been directed to make their Tree GeoTag knowledge e-accessible (as paper knowledge is of no use to examine geotagged places of timber).
Bhathena identified to the HC committee that the 600-odd timber uprooted from Aarey Milk Colony in suburban Goregaon have vanished. They’re neither on the website, neither is there any knowledge of them being replanted, he stated. The committee has directed the junior committee to research the standing of those 600-odd transplanted timber from Aarey.
