BMC’s draft DP released in February had, however, proposed new development on the 1,009 hectares of Aarey land, leaving only 232 hectares of the pristine green cover intact.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/aarey-colony-don%E2%80%99t-give-nod-construction-eco-sensitive-area-ngt-tells-civic-body
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anjali-lukose
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-mumbai
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mumbai
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/eco-sensitive-zone
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/housing-construction
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/national-green-tribunal-ngt
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/municipal-corporation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/buildings