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Record 3,000 trees on chopping block for added infrastructure [1]

Mumbai Over 3,000 trees are facing the axe across the city to make way for public and private infrastructure projects. Facing the greatest damage to its greens is the Bhandup Water Complex area that may lose more than 2,300 trees to make way for the upcoming water supply project.

Publication Date: 
06/05/2009
Indian Express (Mumbai) [2]
Tags:
Deforestation [3], Trees [4], Urban Environment [5], Maharashtra [6], Mumbai [7], Infrastructure Development [8]
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