India, July 23 -- Dadar-Mahim in G North ward has emerged as Mumbai's biggest tree safety concern, accounting for 22 of the 50 dead or dangerous trees identified during a joint inspection across 12 municipal wards. The June 25 survey, which covered 1,115 roadside trees, also found that 684 trees required scientific de-concretisation. Four wards recorded 100% concretisation of the trees inspected, highlighting what the report describes as systemic shortcomings in the city's urban tree management.

The detailed report, prepared after an order by the Bombay high court in response to a 2023 PIL, is based on joint inspections carried out by environmental activist Rohit Joshi with 20 volunteers and BMC officials from the garden and roads and ma...