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Mumbai: BMC to spend Rs 12 crore for a greener city
Updated On: 03 May, 2023 07:46 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Civic body plans to plant 10k native trees in suburbs, develop more Miyawaki forests
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A Miyawaki forest at Bhakti Park in Wadala
The civic body has decided to plant 10,000 native trees for a greener and cleaner city, but the focus would mainly be the suburbs. Close to 90 places will be finalised for the project that is estimated to cost around Rs 12 crore, officials said on Tuesday.
With the city experiencing extremely poor air quality last year, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) decided to create new green lungs by planting trees that indigenous to the city’s climate.“ Currently, we are focusing on plantations mainly in the suburban area. We have called for a tender for plantation and maintenance for three months,” said an official, adding that zone 1, which includes Colaba to Byculla and Mahalaxmi, has been excluded.
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