BMC’s Tree Authority -- which last week showed an unholy haste in clearing a proposal to axe 2,702 trees at Aarey to make way for a Metro-3 car shed -- ignored an environmental assessment report that warned that reclaiming forest land at Aarey could lead to floods at the international airport in the event of heavy rains.

In a report submitted in May 2015 by a state-government appointed technical committee, two of the experts had said that that if the Aarey forest is concretised, excess rain water will run off into the Mithi River, leading to massive flooding in Chakala and at the international airport.

The two experts had pointed out that the proposed site of Metro-3 car shed is right next to the Mithi River’s catchment area. “If the car shed is constructed, the water retention capacity of the plot will be lost,” the note said.

Disregarding the dangers & environmental consequences, MMRC & Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis are held bent on making car shed in Aarey forest.