Environmental activists and local residents oppose tree felling for Karjat hydro project
Karjat, Maharashtra, India · Oct 26, 2026
Is it still on?
NOIt was a one-day action on Oct 26.
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The Tea in three lines
- Why they are protesting
- Activists are protesting against plans to cut over 32,000 trees for a proposed 3,000 MW pumped-storage hydropower project in Karjat.
- What they want
- Protesters want to halt the tree felling completely and stop the project from destroying local wildlife habitats and natural surroundings.
- What changed
- Oct 26: Actor Sayaji Shinde and political leaders visited the project site, calling for statewide resistance and plate-banging demonstrations.
Both sides
What protesters want
- Stop all tree felling for the hydropower project
- Abandon projects that require destroying forests and natural habitats
Organised by: Shiv Sena (UBT)
What authorities say
The state government and the company defended the project, stating that the necessary permissions have been obtained.1
The full story
Environmental activists, local residents, and political figures gathered to protest against the mass felling of trees for Torrent Power's 3,000 MW pumped-storage hydropower project in the Saidongar area of Karjat taluka. Organised opposition, led by veteran actor and environmentalist Sayaji Shinde along with other leaders, criticized the project for threatening local animal and plant life, demanding that development should not come at the cost of nature. Activists also called for statewide protests involving the banging of plates and bowls coinciding with the upcoming groundbreaking ceremony. In response, the state government and the company defended the initiative, stating that all necessary permissions had been properly secured.
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