The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is in quite a fix due to the rising number of tree collapses. The Tree Authority is caught in a bind with lack of pruning equipment, lack of open spaces to dump the trimmed branches in the city, and has just one shredder for all 24 wards. The result? Almost 10 people have been killed and over 20 injured because of trees collapsing in the past two years.

According to statistics, more trees have collapsed in the suburban areas as compared to the city. In 2012 alone, there were over 239 collapses in the western suburbs, followed by 230 in the eastern suburbs, and 158 in the city. File pic