Archive · 12 Dec 2025
Ghansoli Residents Rally to Save 350-Tree Temple Grove
In Ghansoli, near Mumbai, people are worried that a special green area with 350 big trees around a temple might be taken away.
This place is very important to them because it's part of their history and helps keep the air clean.
They had a big meeting to promise they will protect the trees.
They say if anyone tries to cut the trees, they will hug them to stop it, just like people did in other places to save trees.
They also asked the government to help keep the land safe.
Everyone in the community is working together to save this special place.
Residents of Ghansoli Sector 11 are rallying to protect a 64-guntha green area with 350 trees around the Shri Devkadevi Temple.
Locals fear the land, long protected as a temple precinct, is under threat from possible action by CIDCO’s encroachment department.
Community leaders and residents vow to resist any construction activity, describing the grove as a 'natural oxygen zone' in a densely populated area.
The community plans to adopt a Chipko-style tree protection movement, physically embracing trees to prevent felling.
Environmental activists support the move, highlighting the importance of preserving urban green spaces.
- Who
- Residents of Ghansoli Sector 11 and community leaders
- What
- Rally to save a 350-tree temple grove from possible CIDCO action
- When
- Thursday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Ghansoli Sector 11, near Shri Devkadevi Temple
- Why
- To protect a cultural landmark and rare green space in an overcrowded city
- Location
- Ghansoli Sector 11, near Shri Devkadevi Temple
- Number of Trees
- 350
- Land Size
- 64-guntha
- Threat
- Possible action by CIDCO’s encroachment department
- Community Response
- Peaceful protest, Chipko-style tree protection movement
- Community Leaders
- Rajaram Patil, Ghanshyam Madhvi, Bharat Fulchand Patil