Activists displeased
Environmentalist and activist Rohit Joshi, who attended the hearing, said, "During the hearing, the officials told us all Metro stations along the line will be at a height of 13-14 metres, except Vikhroli. But in case of an emergency, evacuating passengers will be a challenging task."

"Also, if the Metro can go above the flyover and another proposed Metro via EEH, then in order to save trees, why can't they take the Metro above the trees along the alignment? We want the authorities to take the alignment over trees," he said. A total of 899 trees will have to make way for the alignment in two packages, a move that has faced stiff opposition from environmentalists.

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Architect and activist Nitin Killawalla, who was also present at the hearing, was unhappy with the authorities. He alleged that once again, they have started Metro work without any permission. He further said that work began despite authorities not having the Metro car depot in their possession. They have not even conducted a survey of the 10 slum pockets that are going to be affected by the Metro alignment.

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