India, May 30 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Tree Authority on Friday approved six proposals for cutting and transplantation of more than 2,200 trees for the proposed Versova-Dahisar Coastal Road, clearing a key hurdle for the ambitious infrastructure project despite sustained opposition from residents and environmental groups.

The six proposals pertain to six stretches of the planned coastal corridor across Mumbai's western suburbs - from the Versova interchange to Bangur Nagar in Goregaon, from Bangur Nagar to Mindspace in Malad, from Mindspace to Madh Road, from Mindspace to Charkop and the Gorai interchange zone near Dahisar.

According to BMC, the project will require the felling of nearly 1,000 trees and the tran...