The environmental dispute between the Metro authorities and green activists over the Metro line III project gained impetus after citizens spotted a protected species of kites on trees at the car depot site in Aarey Milk Colony.

This, despite the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation’s (MMRC) claim that there is no wildlife at the spot. More than ever, the kite sighting seems to have convinced activists that the MMRC was lying about wildlife in Aarey to get Rs 4,700 crore from Japan to fund the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Metro corridor.