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Mumbai: Cable-laying work in Aarey ESZ sparks concern over threat to trees
Updated On: 17 November, 2025 09:51 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Complaint to Centre alleges unregulated digging may harm tree roots; seeks probe into clearances; On November 14, activist Godfrey Pimenta emailed the government alleging that the excavation work poses a serious risk to trees in the Aarey ESZ
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The ongoing work inside Aarey Milk Colony. Pic/By Special Arrangement
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An environmental alarm has been raised over ongoing underground cable-laying work inside Mumbai’s Aarey Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ), with activists warning that unregulated digging could severely damage the area’s tree cover.
On November 14, activist Godfrey Pimenta of the Watchdog Foundation emailed the Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) and the Maharashtra Principal Secretary (Environment), alleging that the excavation work poses a serious risk to trees in the Aarey ESZ. Pimenta’s complaint states that the issue requires urgent intervention from the MoEF&CC.
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