India, April 19 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Friday voiced his opposition to the Mahayuti government's decision to allocate 1,800 hectares of forest land in Maharashtra for four mega-projects, including the felling of 4,00,000 trees. The projects include the Gargai dam to augment Mumbai's water supply.

"We will not allow the government to destroy Maharashtra and we will approach the President of India, if we have to," he said.

Addressing the media on Friday, Thackeray slammed the State Board of Wildlife (SBWL) for giving its nod to these projects, which would potentially destroy wildlife habitats and delicate ecosystems, including the tiger corridor in the Tadoba Andhari Reserve. The meeting on Thursday was chaired by ...