Summary:
Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Gardens), Kishore Kshirsagar said, "We have implemented the service online and we grant permissions for tree trimming within 48 hours. Last year, a junior tree officer was suspended for negligence in tree cutting. This decision to include tree trimming under Right to Services Act was taken after the Chembur's society complained that even after seeking permission to cut the coconut tree, the ward's tree officer denied to cut it and then, Kanchan Nath died while taking a walk. The tree officers are under extreme pressure to prevent tree falls, thus, they simply cut branches which are many a times healthy. After the fatal incident in Chembur last monsoon, where a 54-year-old lady, Kanchan Nath died after a coconut tree fell on her, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) passed a proposal to include tree trimming under the Right to Services Act..