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Mumbai: Spare trees, get new tech for Malabar Hill reservoir, MLA tells BMC
Updated On: 19 September, 2023 07:56 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
After opposition to project that threatens 389 trees in Hanging Gardens, MLA chairs meet with residents, civic officials, recommends exploring Indian and global tech
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MLA Mangal Prabhat Lodha at the meeting with residents and civic officials on Monday
After opposition from Malabar Hill residents to the reservoir reconstruction that requires doing away with 389 trees at Hanging Garden, local MLA Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Monday suggested civic officials explore alternatives to save the trees. The MLA from Malabar Hill met civic officials along with residents at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters.
Among the civic officials present at the meeting was Garden Superintendent Jitendra Pardesi. The BMC has decided to reconstruct the century-old Malabar Hill reservoir at the cost of Rs 698.5 crore and 389 trees. Of the 389 trees, 189 are to be cut and 200 are to be transplanted in the Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens, commonly known as Hanging Gardens.
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