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1,098 trees to make way for infrastructure projects [1]

902 trees will be removed for a single project, Sion-Panvel Expressway.

BMC approved Wednesday felling/shifting of 1,098 trees to facilitate 28 infrastructure projects, including Sion-Panvel Expressway.
Of the 1,098 trees, 902 will be removed by Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) to expand Sion-Panvel Expressway. MSRDC will transplant 535 trees and replant 367.

Publication Date: 
09/05/2013
Alison Saldanha [2]
Indian Express (Mumbai) [3]
Tags:
Maharashtra [4], Mumbai [5], Trees [6], Deforestation [7], Municipal Corporation [8], Infrastructure Development [9], Forests [10]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-mumbai
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/municipal-corporation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infrastructure-development
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests