Former Union environment minister and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday extended his support to citizens opposing axing of a large number of trees in a sprawling green belt here for a metro car shed project.

The Rajya Sabha member urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Mumbai Metro and civic authorities to find alternate solutions for the metro car shed and preserve Aarey Colony in suburban Goregaon, which is known as a major green lung of the metropolis. In a tweet from his account, Ramesh said, "I am in full solidarity with Mumbaikars who are protesting to #SaveAareyForest in the vicinity of which I grew up."