The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) ambitious project to have seven sewerage disposal plants for the city is finally taking shape. However, three of the plants—at Dharavi, Bandra and Worli— will together require around 2,200 trees to be uprooted. The plans for the other four projects are yet to be disclosed.
 Last year, the BMC had finalised contractors for the construction of seven sewerage treatment plants at Worli, Bandra, Colaba, Versova, Malad, Ghatkopar and Bhandup. “All the plants are in the design stage and the Tree Authority is in the process of counting trees in these areas and publishing notices in this regard,” said a civic official.

As per the public notice issued by the Tree Authority in January, it has been proposed to remove around 1,250 trees in Worli, behind the Love Grove pumping station, for the upcoming sewage treatment plant (STP). Of these, 573 trees would have to be felled while 677 would be transplanted.