Just yesterday, mid-day reported that funding for the Metro line III may be delayed, as the Japanese body that was to provide nearly Rs 5,000 crore for the project will now investigate allegations that the Metro authorities lied about wildlife at the Metro site in Aarey Colony in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report.

MMRC claimed in its report to the Japanese funding agency that there was no wildlife at the proposed Metro car depot site in Aarey Colony, despite leopards being sighted 200-500 metres away. File pic mid-day’s report yesterday