The civic body has decided to plant 10,000 native trees for a greener and cleaner city, but the focus would the suburbs. Close to 90 places will be finalised for the project that is estimated to cost around Rs 12 crore, officials said this week.

With the city experiencing extremely poor air quality last year, the BMC decided to create new green lungs. Officials stated that indigenous trees will attract birds, too, an ecosystem that benefits all creatures.