Nature lovers have voiced the need for restricting vehicular movement in Aarey Colony during certain hours now that the state government has declared an 800-acre area as a reserve forest.

The main Aarey Colony road starts from Goregaon near Western Express Highway and goes towards Powai and Marol. The arterial road is used by thousands of vehicles during peak hours as it serves as a shortcut allowing motorists to avoid the traffic jam on Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR). Closing this road for vehicular traffic seems difficult. There is a 45-kilometre long internal road network in Aarey which connects tribal hamlets and cattle farms which wildlife lovers feel should be closed to motorists not from Aarey.