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More than two months after 11-year-old boy was crushed to death in a tree collapse at Chembur, BMC pilot project aims to revive kattas, or basins, around 50 old trees along footpath in Prabhadevi. The move could be replicated across city to prevent avoidable tragedies

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A dilapidated katta or basin around a tree on Baburao Parulekar Road in Prabhadevi. Following the Chembur tragedy, a panel of experts recommended installing such structures to avert collapses; (inset) An example of what a restored katta will look like. Pics/By Special Arrangement

Commuters using Prabhadevi railway station welcome Western Railway’s effort of widening the South side bridge, but say it hasn’t solved the main and larger issue

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A dilapidated katta or basin around a tree on Baburao Parulekar Road in Prabhadevi. Following the Chembur tragedy, a panel of experts recommended installing such structures to avert collapses; (inset) An example of what a restored katta will look like. Pics/By Special Arrangement