Citizens’ group tells green body to allow Metro depot at Aarey Colony

Group says project won’t impact biodiversity much, and Metro will keep many cars off roads

significant reduction in air pollution,” Pereira said.

This group is the first voice of support for the Colaba-bandraseepz Metro-3 from citizens.

Meanwhile, Gupte claimed the car depot will not have any significant negative impact on the biodiversity. “The plot earmarked for the depot is surrounded by roads on three sides and Mithi River on the fourth side. The area is negligible,” Gupte said.

The NGT will be apprised of the need to boost eco-friendly public transport system in the city, said Pereira. “Metro is the most eco-friendly mode of public transport as it does not lead to any sort of emission. It will encourage people to use it than their personal cars,” Pereira said. THANE: The Thane sessions court on Monday remanded the four corporators named by Thane builder Suraj Parmar in his suicide note in judicial custody till December 28.

Parmar shot himself dead on October 7. In his suicide note, he scribbled the names of the four corporators — Vikrant Chavan from the Congress Jagdale and Najib Mulla of the NCP and Sudhakar Chavan, an independent — but struck them off, and wrote he was doing so for his family’s safety.

“The corporators were pro duced in court on Monday They have been sent to the Thane central jail,” said G Kabdule, public relations offic er, Thane police.