The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) approved the cutting and transplantation of more than 5,000 trees every year, and decided to adopt the Miyawaki forest concept, as there is no space to plant new trees in the city. As per the new proposal in the standing committee meeting, the BMC has a target of planting 5,977 trees in a year.

It will implement the concept which is about planting more trees in a small area, in 14 gardens in the city, one in the island city, seven in the western suburbs and six in the eastern suburbs. Interestingly, this means the civic body will spend over R59,000 on a single tree.