The BMC’s Tree Authority will consider the proposals under Section 8(2) of the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975.
At the Sewri project, Sahana Builders and Developers Pvt Ltd has sought permission to cut 41 trees and replant 30 to facilitate excavation for the plinth and basement of buildings under an SRA scheme involving Ganesh Bagh SRA Cooperative Housing Society and nine other societies. A site inspection found 74 trees, of which 71 were identified as being affected by the proposed excavation. In Worli, Skylark Buildcon Pvt Ltd has sought permission to cut 76 trees and replant 23 for an SRA redevelopment scheme involving Shri Sai Sundar Nagar SRA Cooperative Housing Society and 24 other societies. Developer L K Housing LLP has sought permission to cut 22 trees and replant eight. The civic department’s inspection found 148 trees on the site, with some trees having been covered under earlier permissions. The proposal identifies 106 trees under the earlier approvals as relevant to the revised plan, of which 99 are proposed to be affected.
Another proposal concerns a combined SRA redevelopment scheme involving Jai Hanuman and Tejomay societies in Andheri East, along with Vighnaharta SRA Cooperative Housing Society in Jogeshwari East.