Environmentalists prepare letters and proof, including mid-day report, highlighting the negative impact of car depot on forest, for submission at JICA's Tokyo office
Indians settled in Japan lend their support to the Save Aarey campaign
"One of our wildlife-loving friends is going to Japan for some work, and so, we have prepared a letter along with newspaper articles pertaining to Aarey, including the recent mid-day one about a leopard resting on a rock close to the car depot site. Our other members, too, have written and attached their letters. Our friend will submit everything at the JICA office."
The activists are also reaching out to Mumbaikars who want the Metro as well as the forest. Over the past many months, the Save Aarey campaign has been gathering huge support from not just those in India, but also Mumbaikars settled abroad. On Wednesday, Indians in Japan pledged their support to the cause by holding up placards. Photos of the same were uploaded on social media.
Printing proof
On October 24, mid-day, in its front-page story 'Clear proof that Metro III carshed is leopard's home', printed exclusive photographs showing an adult leopard resting on a rock right next to the proposed Metro yard in Aarey Colony, a place MMRCL officials stubbornly refuse to accept as wildlife area.
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