Mumbai News Live: Many areas like Dadar, Elphinstone, Sandhurst Road, Andheri and Dahisar in Mumbai have lost maximum urban tree cover density in the past five years, states the recently unveiled Mumbai Climate Action Plan (MCAP). Urban tree cover is defined as collection of trees that grow within a city.
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The report mentions that between 2016 and 2021, Mumbai lost 2,028 hectares of urban tree cover that is equal to the size of about one-and-a-half Aarey Milk Colony which is spread on 1,300 hectares. This loss has contributed to emission of 19,640.9 tonnes of CO2 per year.
Meanwhile, M East ward, which houses most number of factories, slum areas and an open landfill site, is the most polluted area in the city, according to the Vulnerability Assessment Report for Mumbai. The administrative ward recorded the highest concentration of the three lethal pollutants – Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and Carbon Monoxide (CO).
Mumbai Today News, Mumbai News Updates, Mumbai Today Latest Updates: The tree cover density went down by nearly 2% in Dadar Plaza & Elphinstone, 1.6% in Kandivali, Sandhurst Road and Dahisar and 1.4 % in Andheri and Byculla from 2016 to 2021; Follow this space for Latest Updates
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-news-live-covid-bmc-climate-action-plan-fadnavis-7823719/
