Locals and activists have raised their voices against the civic body for planning to cut 19 trees in order to widen KA Subramanyam Road at Kings Circle. They have also filed a PIL in the Bombay High Court to stay the axing.

Advocate Grishma Lad, a local resident, said citizens took notice after trees were numbered in September 2022. “At the time, we filed an application under the Right To Information Act. We came to know that the BMC had come up with a road-widening plan. After receiving all the relevant documents on January 24, 2023, we filed a PIL to preserve trees in the area. The following day, the BMC put a notice on the trees,” Lad said.