A day after citizens and activists bashed the civic body for sneakily pasting notices to cut down trees in Tata Garden, the civic officials gave a clear picture on the development of the BMC's ambitious Rs 12,000-crore Coastal Road project.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has initiated the process to remove 600 trees for the south phase of the project — between Princess Street Flyover in Marine Lines and Worli end of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, the officials said on Tuesday. It has planned to remove the trees on the entire stretch by dividing it into four sections.