Strong winds and heavy rain uprooted 250 trees in the last two weeks. Around 300 big branches were also reported to have collapsed. Officials said that there has been a four-fold increase in tree fall cases since June. More than two-third incidents were reported on private premises. The BMC is appealing to citizens to avoid standing under trees. 

In June, 113 trees had fallen across the city, and branches of 205 trees had collapsed. The cases have increased in the last two weeks due to heavy rainfall in July. Most of the tree fall cases are from private premises, as per the information from the garden department of the BMC.