Three months after the Thane Forest Department (TFD) was promised a 1,000-sq ft plot to set up a leopard rescue centre in the Aarey Milk Colony, there has been no development on the issue. The decision to provide the space for setting up a 24 -hour rescue centre was announced in a meeting between the TFD, Aarey Milk Colony authorities and the local MLA in October.

The container cabin, located at unit V near Aarey Market, next to the Aarey Road, is currently being used by the TFD team as a makeshift accommodation