A lot of green cheers went up on Sunday after Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced the scrapping of the contentious Metro car shed at Aarey and said the project will come up at Kanjurmarg.

In a webcast, Thackeray said that the project will be shifted to the government land in Kanjurmarg, at no extra cost. The building at Aarey will be used for some purpose, it will not go waste, he said. He also made all the correct noises about biodiversity preservation, recognising that Mumbai has a forest in an urban setting and how the rights of tribals need to be upheld. While this is certainly music to the ears of citizens and environmentalists, it is also important that similar yardsticks are used for ongoing and future projects.