The chief minister's decision to halt the Aarey car shed construction has been welcomed by the city's nature-lovers who are now hoping that the government completely scraps the car depot and moves it out of Aarey.

Aarey Conservation Group member and Environmentalist Stalin D said, "It has been a long battle of five years for Vanashakti and the citizens from 2014. Five years of the relentless effort to save Mumbai's forest has not been in vain. We are deeply thankful to the leaders who supported the cause of Save Aarey. Mumbai can have its Metro and Aarey too. This is a huge expose against the Fadnavis government which lied continuously that Aarey was the only place for the car shed. It is a historical moment for Mumbaikars."