Climb onto a peepal tree

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Mumbai, Maharashtra

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June 2017

In Mumbai, activists climbed a peepal tree slated for felling under the Metro-3 construction project, in a dramatic sit-in at Churchgate to draw attention to the planned removal of about 2,811 trees across 27 railway stations.

“New-age Chipko: Mumbaiites Climb Peepal Tree to ‘Save’ It from Being Hacked for Metro-3.” Hindustan Times, 27 Jun. 2017. (Accessed 13 Nov. 2025)

"""Mumbai Metro-3 Construction: Man Climbs Tree to Protest.” The Indian Express, 23 May 2017. (Accessed 19 Nov. 2025) "

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