India, Feb. 14 -- Concerned over the rapidly shrinking green cover in Thane, environmentalists and residents have demanded strict action against officials of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) after over 300 trees were allegedly felled for the Saket-Anand Nagar road project without prior public notice or adherence to due procedure.

Activists claim that mandatory geo-tagging of trees was not carried out before the felling began. They allege that more than 1,800 trees will be affected by the road linking Anand Nagar and Saket to the Chembur-CSMT freeway via the Eastern Express Highway. Official estimates indicate that 1,788 trees are slated to be cut for the flyover projec...