#SaveAareyForest: Lata Mangeshkar 'firmly opposes' cutting down of 2,700 trees; Amul shares witty take

NEW DELHI: After Amazon rainforest, Mumbai's green lung - Aarey forest - is getting a lot of celebrity attention. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's Tree Authority last week allowed slashing of 2,700 trees to make a car shed for the metro in the Aarey Colony adjoining suburban Goregaon.

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar joined the list of B-town celebrities protesting this decision on Wednesday. The 89-year old singer took to Twitter to urge the government to save the city's green belt.

Opposing the move, she said that it will invade the natural habitat for many species living in the forest. 'It would be a tragedy', she said.



Soon after Mangeshkar's tweet, dairy company Amul also shared its creative take on the matter.


On Tuesday, former India opener Wasim Jaffer expressed his displeasure over the civic body's nod.


Several Bollywood celebrities earlier voiced their concern over the decision, and #SaveAareyForest movement.

Over the weekend, several actors such as Shraddha Kapoor, Dia Mirza, Raveena Tandon, Randeep Hooda, Esha Gupta, Kapil Sharma took to social media to show their disapproval.

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Trying to do my bit. Went live on my insta sometime back to show you all how so many people have come together to stand up against this. 2700+ trees are slated to be chopped down for the Metro. Unacceptable. Shocking. As if we don’t have enough environmental issues already. As if Mumbai doesn’t have enough pollution already. And permission is granted to chop off the lungs of the city. This HAS TO STOP. #SAVEAAREY #TRYYOURBITFORTHEENVIRONMENT @aareyforest ❤️

A post shared by Shraddha (@shraddhakapoor) on Sep 1, 2019 at 12:56am PDT

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#Repost @shraddhakapoor with @get_repost ・・・ This is shocking and heartbreaking and NEEDS to be stopped. How can permission be cleared to cut down 2700+ trees to build a metro?!?!!!!! @aareyforest #SAVEAAREYFOREST

A post shared by Raveena Tandon (@officialraveenatandon) on Aug 31, 2019 at 9:29am PDT