A Correspondent mailbag@ mid- day. com THE BMC, in its 2020 budget, introduced plans for a greener and brighter Mumbai by expanding the Miyawaki method of plantation to other parts of the city, focusing on rejuvenation of rivers and developing a zoo in Aarey and illuminating the beaches.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation budget tabled on Tuesday focuses on u201c urban forests to provide carbon sink, oxygen and bio- diversity banks.u201d It has proposed an allocation of R 1170.8 crore for various projects.