The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s tree committee on Friday approved a proposal to cut 481 trees in Goregaon (East) to make way for the construction of a single residential project.

In 2011, the committee had permitted cutting 278 trees in the same plot being developed by Kingston Properties Pvt Limited, known as Oberoi Realty Pvt Limited since 2009. Of the 481 trees, only 194 can be replanted. The decision has, however, been severely criticised by corporators and environmentalists.