India, Oct. 25 -- In yet another step in the growing opposition to the proposed felling of 706 trees along the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) for an elevated road project, a legal notice has been served to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

The notice, filed on Friday by activist-advocate Sagar Devre, challenges the move to clear trees for the 12.95 km elevated road between Chedda Nagar in Ghatkopar and Anand Nagar in Mulund, being developed by the MMRDA. The project is an extension of the Eastern Freeway that connects Mazgaon in south Mumbai to Chedda Nagar (16.8 km). Another elevated road of 8.24 km from Anand Nagar to Saket, Thane, is also on the cards.

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