Mumbai: Trees continue to fall, death toll rises to three

Mumbai | Saturday | 15th June, 2019

Summary:

Another person, 43-year-old Nitin Shirwalkar, succumbed to the injuries sustained after a tree fell on him in BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre) in Govandi. "She said that they will address the trees on SV Road first, and then come to the inner gullies." Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said it had forewarned the residents on April 22, and sent them a notice informing that the trees need trimming. BMC, which enlists outside agencies for such contracts — charges Rs 50,000 to Rs one lakh for trimming 10 to 12 trees. More than 250 incidents of tree and branch collapse have been reported over the past three days across the city..