India, April 16 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will begin a comprehensive tree census across Mumbai next week, marking the first such exercise in eight years.

According to officials, the citywide enumeration is expected to take around 1.5 years to complete. The last tree census was conducted in 2018, when approximately 33.7 lakh trees were recorded, including those in Aarey Colony.

The upcoming exercise will be carried out with the assistance of experts and modern technology to ensure greater accuracy and efficiency. In preparation, the BMC recently organised a day-long training workshop on scientific tree pruning and enumeration at the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Garden and Zoo in Byculla.

Tree censuses in Mumb...