Mumbai Metro's CSMT station video is 'breathtaking'

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Days after embroiling in controversy over the felling of trees in the Aarey Milk colony in Goregaon, The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has released a video, revealing a bird's eye view of its upcoming CSMT metro station.

The MMRC tweeted the video of the station that connected 'major establishments in the vicinity' the JJ School of Arts, Press Club, BMC headquarters and Metro Cinema and the Central Railway station of CSMT. The 1.25 minute video that posted on Friday by the MMRC on its handle @MumbaiMetro3 with the hashtag #MakingMumbaiAwesome has garnered over 13,600 views and has received 201 retweets and 838 likes.

The comments received for the video saw the Twitterati laud the MMRC's efforts, with some suggestions for their convenience. One user, apart from appreciating their effort, asked them to complete construction before the scheduled date.

The under-construction underground metro station falls in the Colaba-Seepz Metro 3 line that ends at the Aarey depot, for which the Supreme Court had ordered the state government to stop the felling of trees. The government had already cut 2,141 trees in the colony out of much 44 trees are said to be remaining.

The government's decision to build the Metro car shed in the Aarey Milk Colony was opposed by activists and environmental with many protests held till the apex court passed a verdict on the issue.

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