India, July 29 -- The tree authority of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday cleared proposals to fell 1,457 trees and transplant 1,297 trees across Mumbai to make way for a host of infrastructure projects, including the redevelopment of Dharavi, slum rehabilitation projects in Powai and Ghatkopar, an Adani Electricity substation, and residential buildings inside the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay premises.

Leader of the House Ganesh Khankar said that while the tree authority cleared 11 proposals, four proposals for axing/ transplanting trees were sent back for want of more details and to explore if the number of affected trees could be reduced.

The four deferred proposals pertained to a road between Old...