Updated On: 05 March, 2025 07:51 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Urban Joint Forest Management Committees identifies 43 animal crossing points, urges speed breakers. To mitigate this risk, UJFMC members surveyed the roads and identified 43 wildlife crossing points where speed breakers would help reduce accidents. The location details and GPS coordinates have been shared

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While the Public Works Department (PWD) is working on improving internal roads in Aarey, members of the Urban Joint Forest Management Committees (UJFMC) have surveyed the area and identified 43 locations where wild animals frequently cross. Their report has been sent to the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) – Western Wildlife Region. The Aarey police have also suggested locations for speed breakers on the main road.
Aarey Milk Colony is an ecologically sensitive area, with 812 acres designated as part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park. The region is home to diverse wildlife, including leopards, jungle cats, spotted deer, sambar deer, rusty-spotted cats, small Indian civets, palm civets, and various species of reptiles and birds.