A total of 166 trees in the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) limits are in the path of the planned fifth and sixth railway lines between Borivali and Virar.

As per the instructions of the MBMC, 136 of them will be felled and 30 trees will be planted in the nearby areas.

Currently, the felling of 2,612 mangroves has started. As this land between Dahisar and Mira Road has been cleared, the process of planting trees is also being completed at the same time.

In a notice issued by the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation on Friday, November 14, the municipality said that it intends to approve the Western Railway project.

It has also appealed to the residents to register any objections within seven days. The notification mentioned the stretch between Bhayander station and Panj

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