Varun Dhawan To Shraddha Kapoor: Bollywood Celebs Express Anger Over Aarey Colony Trees Being Razed

After authorities began cutting down trees at Mumbai's Aarey Colony, Bollywood celebrities expressed their opposition on social media. Hours after the Bombay High Court dismissed petitions against the move, the authorities have been ordered to cut down trees for a metro car shed.

Actor Farhan Akhtar took to Twitter and wrote, "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."

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

Actor Shraddha Kapoor, who had even joined in a protest in Mumbai to oppose the move (pictured above), took to Instagram, and posted a screengrab of news articles which pressed on the importance of keeping the trees from being razed.

The decision to cut down the trees was taken by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's Tree Authority. According to the authority, 2,700 trees in the Aarey forest were to be cut down in order to make the metro car shed.

UN Goodwill Ambassador and actor Dia Mirza tweeted, "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."

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

Richa Chadda, a self-confessed environmental lover, wrote on Twitter, "Why were trees cut in the dead of the night? Who gets rich(er) because of this metro car shed? Everything about this is shady from the get-go, including how the first signatures for the tree felling were obtained."

Why were trees cut in the dead of the night ? Who gets rich(er) because of this metro car shed? Everything about this is shady from the get go, including how the first signatures for the tree felling were obtained. https://t.co/cnFgxgFmKK

— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) October 5, 2019

Actor Varun Dhawan stated that the decision was heartbreaking.

This is heartbreaking news. With such an outcry to stop the cutting of trees why is this being allowed mumbai has done enough for the people in power to realise cutting down aarey is something the citizens don’t want https://t.co/df6llNejGX

— Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) October 5, 2019

Sidharth Malhotra mentioned that it was a terrible news. He tagged the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in his tweet.

Heard the terrible news about the cutting down of trees in #AareyForest started last night! The ecological imbalance this can cause is beyond control & it must stop. I urge the authorities to help #SaveAarey if not for us, for our future generations 🙏@narendramodi @Dev_Fadnavis

— Sidharth Malhotra (@SidMalhotra) October 5, 2019

Political leaders, locals and environmental activists have been opposing the cutting of trees for the construction of the car shed of the metro station.