The proposal to cut 70 trees around Hanging Gardens in south Mumbai's Walkeshwar area to facilitate the widening of the adjacent Siri Road and convert a pedestrian pathway into motorable road was rejected in the BMC's improvements committee meeting on Tuesday.

After much debate, committee members voted on the issue and put it to record. This means that this proposal cannot be brought infront of the committee again, thus bringing a long-standing debate to a closure.