{
  "id": 16623938,
  "title": "Maharashtra: Aaditya Thackeray Visits Karjat’s Sai Dongar Amid Torrent Power Project Tree-Felling Row, Says ‘We Stand Firmly Alongside Tribal Brethren’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/maharashtra-aaditya-thackeray-visits-karjats-sai-dongar-amid-torrent",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T15:22:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-aaditya-thackeray-visits-karjats-sai-dongar-amid-torrent-power-project-tree-felling-row-says-we-stand-firmly-alongside-tribal-brethren"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray visited the Sai Dongar area in Karjat, Raigad district on Monday, alongside party MP Sanjay Raut and deputy leader Sushma Andhare. The visit came as opposition grew to alleged large-scale tree felling for the Torrent Power's proposed pumped-storage hydropower project, which would generate 3,000 MW of electricity. Thackeray expressed his concerns about the environmental impact, stating that the brutal massacre of nature underway left his heart numb. He accused Maharashtra's forest wealth of being destroyed for the benefit of a private company, and claimed that the illegal tree felling was stopped by Shiv Sainiks. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defended the project, claiming it had undergone the required approval process and would contribute to the state's clean-energy requirements. Opposition leaders Raj Thackeray and Sandeep Deshpande of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena are also expected to visit Karjat to support the agitation.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday visited the Sai Dongar area in Karjat taluka of Raigad district, along with party MP Sanjay Raut and deputy leader Sushma Andhare, amid growing opposition to alleged large-scale tree felling for Torrent Power's proposed pumped-storage hydropower project. The visit comes as environmental activists, local residents and opposition parties…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}