The Tree Authority (TA) of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday approved a proposal to uproot 2,646 trees in Aarey, for the construction of the Metro III car shed.

There are 18 members in the TA, six from the Shiv Sena, four from the BJP, two from Congress, one from NCP and five tree experts. Three of the five experts were present in the meeting on Thursday and supported the tree uprooting proposal. Only the six members of the Shiv Sena opposed the proposal while Congress members walked out.