Save Aarey Forest: Swara Bhasker, Farhan Akhtar And Other Celebs Take To Twitter After Trees Were Being Cut At Night!
Bollywood Grieves Aarey Deforestation
Updated : October 05, 2019 12:39 PM IST
Yesterday almost at the dead of the night, authorities in Mumbain started to cut off tress from the Aarey forest. The BMC has approved the cutting of almost 3000 trees, so that a metro shed can be made and after the approval, citizens all over have been protesting against the move. Aarey is vital to the Mumbai eco-system and cutting it down would mean hampering the balance. Protesters are also of the opinion that the car shed can be made in some barren land instead of chopping down trees.
Amidst such protest, the authorities started cutting down trees late at night, and when the citizens learnt about it, they rushed to save the forest. But not just the Aam janta, many of our favourite celebs also took to social media to reach out to more people and raise an alarm. Right from Farhan Akhtar to Dia Mirza to Swara Bhasker, celebs took to social media to condemn the act as well. Here is what they said:
1. Farhan Akhtar condemned the move:
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >Cutting trees at night is a pathetic attempt at trying to get away with something even those doing it know is wrong. #Aarey #GreenIsGold #Mumbai
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) October 5, 2019
2. Dia Mirza posted a series of tweets to draw attention to the matter!
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >There is supposed to be a 15 day waiting period after permission is granted and notice has been uploaded on official website. But there is no waiting here. Our trees are being cut as citizens desperately plead to STOP this! @moefcc @PrakashJavdekar #Aarey https://t.co/nmVP7WllI7
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) October 4, 2019
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >This is citizen love, peace and solidarity for nature ? United by nature, United for nature. #Aarey https://t.co/O4Jfd4cV20
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) October 5, 2019
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >400 trees have been cut in the dead of the night. As citizens sang and joined hands in unity pleading to STOP this massacre. Can’t you see they are UNITED by love!?! Love for nature. Love for our children and our future. #Aarey #ClimateAction #ActNow #ChangeIsComing pic.twitter.com/7XCwSeaqDT
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) October 5, 2019
3. Vishal Dadlani was pleading to get it stopped
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >#AareyForest is being murdered right now, in the dead of night. @narendramodi @Dev_Fadnavis , please don't do this.
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) October 4, 2019
Please make one call and get this stopped, at least until the SC has a chance to review the… https://t.co/TDdh8cr8ho
4. Swara Bhasker:
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >And it’s begun! #AareyForest #AareyColony being destroyed https://t.co/TvGbpQi3W8
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) October 4, 2019
5. Director Onir also tweeted about the same:
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >In the cover of darkness the axe falls on our trees . RIP #AareyForest ... we failed you . My heart breaks to know that by morning many proud erect trees will have fallen to human greed . pic.twitter.com/VJdnRl7o6c
— Onir (@IamOnir) October 4, 2019
6. Richa Chadda
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >If you're a parent and not seriously angered about this shady tree felling I'm the night, lemme know how you feel about looking your kids in their eyes. https://t.co/2FIZvW1q23
— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) October 5, 2019
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