Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking direction to stop the construction of a metro car shed under the project of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) in Aarey forest area on July 29.

Mumbai Sep 29 PTI A leopard cub aged around two months has been rescued from near the former Metro car shed site in Aarey Milk Colony here and efforts were on to reunite it with its mother a forest official said on Wednesday The forest department officials had received a call on Tuesday afternoon about the cub being found near unit 21 in Aarey Colony Ajit Kavander a local resident had spotted the cub behind some metal sheets and rescued it It appeared weak and as there were chances that stray dogs might have attacked it I took it to my house As it was wet and shivering I wrapped it in my shirt Later I informed the police and the cub was handed over to the forest department he said Talking to PTI assistant commissioner wildlife at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park SGNP Sailesh Pethe said the cub which is around two months old is currently at a hospital inside the park and is being looked after Yesterday we tried to reunite the cub with its mother But she did not turn up at the place where the cub was found Another attempt will be made this evening he said The cub appears weak and there is a threat that it may contract some illness he said Shardul Bajikar a Mumbai-based naturalist told PTI that leopard activity had always been recorded in Aarey Colony Marol and JVLR area in suburban Mumbai He expressed concern that there has been rise in incidents of man-leopard conflict in the recent weeks A child was attacked by a leopard but was saved by locals Another man was bit on his hand by a leopard It is time for agencies to take proactive action before a serious incident occurs The problematic leopards need to be identified captured and sent to a rescue center or zoo he said PTI MR NP NP