India, May 17 -- After three years of delays and sustained public opposition, efforts to preserve the green cover at Malabar Hill have fallen short. The felling of trees for the construction of an alternative water tank-part of the repair plan for the 135-year-old Malabar Hill reservoir-has been deemed unavoidable.
According to conservative estimates and sources within the BMC's hydraulic department, at least 100 trees are expected to be felled. The construction of the alternative tank is a key recommendation in the final technical report submitted by IIT Roorkee.
Initially, the BMC had planned to demolish the entire reservoir. However, the IIT Roorkee study concluded that a complete demolition was unnecessary-a finding that is expected...
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