Mumbai's biggest battleground has become the Aarey Milk Colony. An all out war has broken out after a tumultuous run up. The BMC-appointed Tree Authority has cleared the hacking of 2,646 trees in the Colony. Decibels are ratcheting up against this decision, with a report in this paper saying that a non-profit for wildlife welfare has dashed off a letter to the High Court-appointed Bird Committee.

The letter demands a fresh environment impact assessment, citing rich biodiversity in the area. In a nutshell it states that, Aarey has a rich biodiversity and the land on which the trees stand is home to thousands of animals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and arachnid, cutting them will lead to haphazard and unscientific displacement, higher mortality and territorial fights, further escalating human-wildlife conflicts in the city.