The Save Aarey Milk Colony movement, to oppose taking over a part of the land to make way for a Metro Line III car shed, is gathering steam, with activists set to stage a mammoth protest on the lines of the Chipko movement on Sunday, February 15.

They are encouraging people from all walks of life to go embrace trees in the colony on the day to prevent them from being cut. Says Rishi Aggarwal, of Save Aarey, “We have started spreading the word and asking people to come to T-Junction (Picnic Spot) at Aarey, where we will gather at 9.30 am.