India, July 12 -- After 268 trees collapsed across Navi Mumbai this monsoon amid record rainfall and strong winds, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) will scientifically assess the city's tree cover and introduce a series of preventive measures aimed at reducing such incidents in the future.

The civic body's strategy includes a citywide tree health audit, the 'Green Path' initiative, de-concretisation around tree bases, plantation of native species and stricter enforcement of tree protection norms, marking a shift from emergency response to scientific and preventive tree management.

"These measures will strengthen scientific tree management, reduce tree-fall incidents and help conserve the city's green cover for the long term,...