Just a day after the Aarey Conservation Group submitted a detailed report highlighting the area's biodiversity along with some mid-day reports on it being an important leopard territory, to Additional Chief Secretary (Finance), Manoj Saunik, the committee appointed by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to look for alternative sites for the Metro III car depot accepted it and said the document would be studied before preparing a final report.

Speaking to mid-day, Saunik, who also heads the committee, said, "We received a report from the Aarey Conservation Group on Tuesday. It will be studied. We have received reports from at least three NGOs till date and the committee has considered all of them."