Mumbai Monsoon storms, besides bringing rain to the city, are often accompanied by winds strong enough to uproot trees. In order to minimise cases of trees getting uprooted this year, the Tree Authority had in April issued a notice to the BMC ward offices asking them to build a 2-foot tree basin, around every tree, and fill it with soil.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/ahead-monsoon-notice-save-trees-goes-unnoticed
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-mumbai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trees
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/disaster-preparedness
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-environment
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mumbai
