Recently, the MCZMA had cleared a proposal for one bridge that will require 48 trees to be cut. The Coastal Regulation Zone approval for 5 other bridges is pending.
Speaking in favour of the Uddhav Thackeray govt's decision Sanjay Raut reportedly said that the decision has been taken to double the farmers' income in the state
The issue gained traction after videos emerged on January 22, wherein the Mumbai Police were seen manhandling an activist and pushing him into a police van for questioning the felling of the heritage tree