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Mumbai: Tree collapse injures 2 in Mulund, BMC under scrutiny for negligence

A private entity in Mumbai`s Mulund had requested to cut down a dangerous tree in 2018, but the BMC only allowed the branches to be cut.

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The banyan tree that had collapsed/ Rajesh Gupta

The banyan tree that had collapsed/ Rajesh Gupta

Two persons in Mulund were injured after a tree fell on them following which they wrote a letter to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation regarding the cutting down of the tree. However, it has recently come to light that the BMC had much earlier permitted to trim the tree and it was not. 

The incident happened on March 29 when Hitesh Saste (30) and Tanvi Kale (28) were passing on their bike when a tree collapsed on them severely injuring them. 

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