India, Sept. 21 -- The BMC has carried out compensatory afforestation of over 10,000 trees on the foothills of Tansa Lake as part of the Gargai dam project which is expected to provide an additional 400 million litres per day (MLD) to the BMC's current supply of 4,000 MLD.

This April, the State Board for Wildlife cleared the proposal for constructing the dam while the clearance from the National Board for Wildlife is in the final stages, said BMC hydraulic engineer Purushottam Malwade. As the approval process continues, the civic body plans to go on with the compensatory greening.

Around 2,92,000 trees will be axed for the Gargai project. "We are trying to minimise the damage, and transplant as much as possible," said Malwade. The proje...