Even as civic administration and other city agencies are planning major infrastructure projects, this will cost the city almost 500 trees in the process.

According to the data provided by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Tree Authority, permission to cut 493 trees was sought by various agencies including the BMC, MMRDA and MUTP since January 2012 for major infrastructure projects. Of the 1,297 trees that are obstructing these development projects, the civic administration has given permission to chop 111 trees and transplant 382.