India, March 8 -- The Bombay high court (HC) on Wednesday directed the Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries department to speed up the repairs and reconstruction work of 45 km internal roads in Aarey Milk Colony.

The division bench of chief justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and justice Arif Doctor has directed the department to submit a proposal for prior permissions of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and forests authorities for road work within a week and the authorities in turn are directed to decide the proposal in four weeks thereafter.

"Once the requisite permission/approval etc. is accorded, the work relating to repair/maintenance / construction or reconstruction of the roads shall b...