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MBMC withdraws decision to axe 3,267 trees after outcry
Updated On: 30 October, 2023 06:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
Says it recognises need to strike balance between development, environment; activists thank mid-day for highlighting issue
The plot reserved for a garden where trees will be chopped down in order to build a pool
Days after mid-day reported about the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) issuing a notice calling for the removal of 3,267 trees from a reserved garden plot at Ramdev Park in Mira Road to build an Olympic-size swimming pool, the civic body said it would seek an alternative location for the project.
mid-day, in its October 28 report ‘Notice claims trees will be replanted but doesn`t elaborate’, highlighted concerns raised by social activist Krishna Gupta, who also sent a letter to MBMC and other relevant departments to prevent environmental damage from taking place.
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