To protect the designated 812 acres of forest in Aarey Colony from encroachment, authorities have initiated the construction of a boundary wall. The contractor has to ensure trees are preserved in the process. A report stated that locals were cautioning that trees in the wall’s path were being damaged. Forest department officials investigated the site, finding no evidence of destruction.

Constructing a compound wall circling the area, will definitely aid in stopping encroachment. What is now important is to see how this wall can skirt or avoid tree uprooting and damage. Encroachment means taking away of green cover, so a wall to stop that is a positive development. Yet, if in the construction of this perimeter we have trees that are removed or fall, then that is tragically ironical and defeats the purpose of having a protection perimeter.