India, Feb. 24 -- The proposed felling of 184 trees, including a baobab, for the Coastal Road North Package-A has sparked concern among residents and environmentalists. The trees fall along the stretch of the elevated road from the Versova interchange to Bangur Nagar.

Local residents were alarmed when they found their neighbourhood baobab with a tree-cutting notice pasted on it. This baobab is located on the road divider along Lokhandwala Back Road leading up to the lake. Instead of getting the tree axed, Sanjiv Valsan from Waghoba Foundation has offered to help transplant the tree for the BMC. "Why can't the BMC simply transplant it? Baobab's can be easily transplanted since the roots can grow out of a transplant. What stops the BMC fro...