Taken aback by the Metro authorities declaring that Aarey Colony is not a forest, environmentalists now fear that the authorities framing the city’s new Development Plan (DP) might in turn conclude that Aarey no longer needs to be marked as a Green Zone or a No Development Zone (NDZ).

In order to prevent the green haven being stripped of this protection, activists intend to meet the state-appointed official overseeing the new DP’s preparation.