Tree walk in Aarey Colony
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 1.36 mi
- Elevation gain
- 0 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 49 ft
- Max elevation
- 263 ft
- TrailRank
- 23
- Min elevation
- 263 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 2 hours 16 minutes
- Coordinates
- 184
- Uploaded
- February 7, 2016
- Recorded
- February 2016
near Goregaon East, Mahārāshtra (India)
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Itinerary description
Tree walk in Aarey colony, Panchavati Garden with TAW (Tree Appreciation Walks)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TAWMumbai/
Every month TAW arrange for tree walks in Various parts of Mumbai, interesting and unique way of learning about trees, their origin, uses, interesting folklore and other stories associated with trees, and also learn how to identify it.
This time it was Aarey Colony in Goregaon East, very much in news now a days (Jan/Feb 2016) due to upcoming Metro car shed in this area. No doubt its a prestige piece of Forested land. It covers a total area of 3160 acres of land which comprises of gardens, a nursery, lakes, an observation pavilion, picnic facilities, and milk plants. It is one of the last remaining green patches of the city.
Moreover, Aarey is situated right next to the banks of the Mithi River and its catchment area. The place also acts as a buffer to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park where leopards still prowl in the dark. If this buffer zone is taken away, can give rise to negative interactions between humans and wildlife.
More and more people needed to know about this place and act on the situation, more can be read on the links given below:
http://saveaarey.org/
http://www.sanctuaryasia.com/campaigns/9921-save-aarey.html
https://www.change.org/p/government-of-maharashtra-requesting-to-action-on-suggestions
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TAWMumbai/
Every month TAW arrange for tree walks in Various parts of Mumbai, interesting and unique way of learning about trees, their origin, uses, interesting folklore and other stories associated with trees, and also learn how to identify it.
This time it was Aarey Colony in Goregaon East, very much in news now a days (Jan/Feb 2016) due to upcoming Metro car shed in this area. No doubt its a prestige piece of Forested land. It covers a total area of 3160 acres of land which comprises of gardens, a nursery, lakes, an observation pavilion, picnic facilities, and milk plants. It is one of the last remaining green patches of the city.
Moreover, Aarey is situated right next to the banks of the Mithi River and its catchment area. The place also acts as a buffer to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park where leopards still prowl in the dark. If this buffer zone is taken away, can give rise to negative interactions between humans and wildlife.
More and more people needed to know about this place and act on the situation, more can be read on the links given below:
http://saveaarey.org/
http://www.sanctuaryasia.com/campaigns/9921-save-aarey.html
https://www.change.org/p/government-of-maharashtra-requesting-to-action-on-suggestions
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