SC to consider BMC request to cut additional trees for Goregaon

On Thursday, the BMC counsel informed the bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran that more trees are needed to be felled and this aspect should be considered at the earliest, subject to compensatory afforestation

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider listing the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's plea seeking a nod to fell more trees for the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) project, subject to compensatory afforestation, reported news agency PTI.

The top court had permitted the civic body's tree authority to allow felling of 95 trees for the project on August 14. Read More

On Thursday, the BMC counsel informed the bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran that more trees are needed to be felled and this aspect sh