Last Thursday, the Tree Authority (TA) of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation gave the green signal to cut 2,000 trees for several infrastructure projects in the city, and transplantation of 2,000.

MUMBAI: Almost four decades after the satellite city of Navi Mumbai was envisioned, planned and built, a survey by its creator, Cidco, has revealed a worrisome trend: the threat posed by malls to the township's large wholesale and retail markets.

MUMBAI: The BMC's Tree Authority on Thursday cleared various proposals to hack around 4,000 trees in the city. Permission has been granted for 2,250 trees to be felled and another 2,000 to be transplanted.

NAVI MUMBAI: Villagers from Kalamboli protested against the ongoing work at the Navi Mumbai Special Economic Zone (NMSEZ) by obstructing the work process on Tuesday.

MUMBAI: By June 30, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) will augment its 3,900 strong fleet by 25%. This would mean not only less crowded buses but also introduction of newer routes and better connectivity.

MUMBAI: Anita Prabhu, a 27-year-old computer professional working in Belapur, and her friends had an embarrassing moment at MTDC's Ganpatipule beach resort when they were about to leave the place last weekend. They were fined for leaving plastic bags and beverage cans around the `Konkani huts' they had hired for three days.

MUMBAI: Environmentalists are breathing easy after the announcement of a further delay in the commencement of the Mumbai transharbour link connecting the island city to the mainland.

The Rs 6,000 crore Sewri-Nhava Sheva sea link project had invited the wrath of the environmentalists as they felt it would hamper the fragile eco-system of mangroves and mud flats at the Sewri bay.

MUMBAI: The screening drill for swine flu at Mumbai international airport had barely got under way in earnest when a traveller who landed from the UK early on Friday gave the health authorities some anxious moments. The passenger, who was en route to Hyderabad, was kept back to verify whether he had been affected by swine flu, but then allowed to fly on to his destination.

MUMBAI: Chief minister Ashok Chavan, while addressing a rally in Marol with Congress candidate Priya Dutt on Saturday, promised that the rehabilitation of project affected people staying in slums, would be undertaken with a human face. He said that as far as possible, those affected would be rehabilitated in the same area.

Mumbai: Construction work on the Rs 7,000 crore trans-harbour project to connect Sewri with Nhava through a 22-km sealink is now expected to be taken up only next year. Thus, the project that was opened for bidding in 2005 has now been pushed into its record fifth year of delay.