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Mayor Ritu Tawde sets target of planting 1 lakh trees across Mumbai
Updated On: 16 June, 2026 10:56 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde has announced a major BMC initiative to plant at least 1 lakh trees across the city on roads, medians, vacant plots, and flyover spaces to boost green cover and curb pollution, with civic departments asked to prepare implementation plans

Mayor Ritu Tawde (centre) and Deputy Mayor Sanjay Ghadi (left) at a review meeting in BMC headquarters on Tuesday. PIC/BMC
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has set a target of planting at least one lakh trees across the city in the coming days, Mayor Ritu Tawde said on Monday.
Chairing a review meeting at the BMC headquarters, the Mumbai Mayor stated that the civic body will identify suitable locations including vacant plots, roadside stretches, traffic islands, medians, and spaces beneath flyovers for large-scale plantation.


