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On Sunday, around 800 acres of land in Mumbai’s Aarey have been declared a reserve forest, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray said. He added that that the construction of the controversial car shed for a Metrorail project in the area would be shifted to Kanjurmag.
The Chief Minister also directed the withdrawal of all police cases filed against Aarey protesters - a move that was announced in December last year as well. The cases relate to those filed against people who tried to stop the authorities from cutting down the trees.
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