Mission Green Mumbai, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) headquartered in the city, with an aim to increase Mumbai’s green cover, has a big, bountiful banyan tree in its sights. Mission Green has started the Banyan Tree Project this year. In a nutshell, this project aims to increase the number of banyan trees in the city.

Revival plans

Subhajit Mukherjee, founder, Mission Green Mumbai, said, “There has been a sharp decline in banyan trees in Mumbai. We have to now actually look for these trees in the city. Our national tree is near extinction and we have to try and revive it. We have an initiative where we have pledged to plant 5,000 banyan trees throughout Mumbai this year.”