In what can be termed as a setback to the car depot plans of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation at Aarey colony, an affidavit filed by Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) on Tuesday states that Aarey Milk Colony is covered under Eco Sensitive Zone.

As the ministry has considered 4 km buffer of Sanjay Gandhi National Park as ESA, Aarey Milk Colony has by default become a part of the sensitive zone which will now come under 'non construction' zone.