According to reports, on Monday afternoon, May 10, another fire incident took place in Aarey Colony outside the Line 3 Metro car shed. Due to the fire, several trees were damaged, said, activists.
This is the second such incident in a particular area. However, many fire incidents have been reported in Aarey since early this year, especially since March.
Earlier, a fire was reported close to the Aarey Colony CEOs residence, Unit No 19, New Zealand colony among other places.
Moreover, on March 14, one such forest fire near Unit No. 16 on Aarey Dairy road was also reported. Firefighters attributed the blaze to “human activity” and estimated that the affected area to be about 1000sqft.
Aarey Colony has seen 27 forest fires this year, according to data from the fire department, compared to the total 48 forest fires reported in the city and suburbs between January 1 and March 11.
Meanwhile, another seven fires were also reported this year from the vicinity of Film City, whose green cover is contiguous with that of Aarey and Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP).
An official from Aarey Milk Colony CEO had confirmed that the dairy department does not have an organised fire response mechanism in place at the moment.