Save Aarey: Bollywood celebs take a stand against the felling of trees

Bollywood celebrities such as Dia Mirza Shraddha Kapoor Randeep Hooda and many others have expressed disappointment about the Mumbai civic bodys decision to cut down as many as 2700 trees in Aarey Colony Goregaon Mumbai This decision was takento accommodate a proposed Metro car shed project int he areaBollywood celebs have come out in full force to protest against this felling of trees Dia Mirza who is the Goodwill Ambassador for UN Environment UN Secretary Generals Advocate for SDGs WildLife Trust Of India took to Twitter to express her disappointment She tweetedAarey Forest in Mumbai Aravalli hills in Gurgaon the BulletTrain projecthellip destroying green cover for ldquodevelopmentrdquo is going to have devastating consequences Itrsquos time we strike back Join the GlobalClimateStrikeIndia in your city from Sep 2027 ChangeIsComingmdash Dia Mirza deespeak September 19 2019She also wrote Not against the Metro Please build it But not at the cost of disrupting an ecological system that provides invaluable human services ALTERNATIVES for the car shed EXIST It may take more time But choose better STOP MASSACRE OF AAREYFORESTJohn Abraham emphasised on the need to stand up and speak out He tweetedAarey the worlds only urban biodiverse forest is our lung We must Stand Up Speak Up Show Up to Protect it Not against Development Not against Metro Just against any of it in Aarey or any forest SaveAareyForest SaveAareySaveMumbai SaveAarey httpstcop8dJ23kGaDmdash John Abraham TheJohnAbraham September 16 2019According to a report in IANS Shraddha Kapoor who joined the SaveAarey campaign said A lot of people tell me that it is really good that you are part of this campaign taking out time from your busy schedule and going out there My retort is its nothing special We have to do this I dont think its a big deal because it should be the most normal thing any of us should be doingRandeep Hooda too took to Twitter to share his thoughts This is what he tweetedThis is really sad news what can we helpless citizens do we cry over Amazon fires and watch this destruction in our own backyard rather quietly What should we do narendramodi Dev_Fadnavis HardeepSPuri PiyushGoyal is there someone listening SaveAareyForest u00f0u009fu0099u008fu00f0u009fu008fu00bd httpstcoKQsmuELoGjmdash Randeep Hooda RandeepHooda August 29 2019Esha Gupta wrote This is getting ridiculous our environment shouldnt be about politics we need to leave something behind for the kids not just flying cars n metros where a plant will soon be the most expensive thing to own SaveAareyForest SaveAareySaveMumbai SaveAareyAccording to a report in IANS Katrina Kaif also spoke up about saving the trees in Aarey I believe we all need to do our bit to protect the environment What we just saw happen in the Amazon rain forest fire is something which is really concerning I think now the problem is really so much in our face that we can no longer ignore it So I think everyone needs to wake up and be conscious about what is happening because now it has come to the point where we will start seeing the adverse effect that is going to have upon us she said while interacting with the media at the green carpet of IIFA Rocks 2019 in MumbaiAs of now the Bombay High Court has verbally directed the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited MMRCL and state government not to cut any trees in the Aarey forest areaThe court also said that they are planning to personally visit the area to see what the issue is and slated the matter for September 30 for hearingCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates