The direction came after two citizens filed a plea before the NGT seeking directions to prevent the Pune civic body from felling trees for the project until a fresh appraisal of the project is done as per the SC order of March 27.
The project includes the development of a 44-km stretch, which includes 22.2 km of the Mula river, 10.4 km of the Mutha river and 11.8 km of the Mula-Mutha river.