MUMBAI: More than 1,300 trees could be felled in Mumbai to make way for various infrastructure development and building projects.
Proposals to axe and transplant 1,346 trees were placed before the civic Tree Authority on Tuesday. Of these, the authority approved the felling of 269 trees 24 for the Vidhan Bhavan Metro station in south Mumbai and as many as 245 for two private projects in Lower Parel.
The rest of the proposals will be discussed at the next Tree Authority meeting in November. Proposals for hacking more than 200 trees at one location will be sent to the state government, as per an amendment to the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act. As per the amendment, the government will also form the Maharashtra Tree Authority to discuss those projects.
