Environmental activists in the city are appealing to the authorities to stop the landfilling work at Aarey. Muck is being dumped on the floodplain and catchment area of Mithi River, they said.

Environmentalist Sanjeev Valsan has also filed a police complaint against the ongoing landfilling. “It is sad to see landfilling is underway on five acres of land that is a floodplain and also the catchment area of Mithi River. This land is between old Aarey forest nursery at Marol toll naka and JVLR. There is a huge flood risk due to landfilling. Who is doing this? Does the Aarey CEO know about this?”