India's Supreme Court halts tree felling for new Mumbai metro
Reuters
Published Oct 07, 2019 02:04AM ET
India's Supreme Court halts tree felling for new Mumbai metro
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court issued a stay order on Monday, halting the cutting of trees in Mumbai for an ambitious subway project that has sparked protests from activists opposed to the felling of some 2,700 trees to build a train parking shed.
A two-judge bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Ashok Bhushan asked the authorities not to cut any more trees and to maintain the status quo.
Activists and environmentalists have opposed cutting down the trees saying it would exacerbate Mumbai's pollution levels.
Over the weekend, Indian police detained dozens of activists who had tried to stop officials from cutting the trees after a lower court dismissed their objections.
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