We are going broke. Mumbai’s green wealth has been taking quite a few hits this year. After 45,000 trees in the city’s mangroves were marked for cutting for upcoming infrastructural upgrades earlier in March, environmentalists received another unwelcome intimation last week: Nearly 2000 trees in the city will face the axe to make way for the Versova-Dahisar Coastal Road. Amid the steady loss of green, a few citizens are giving us hope. From re-wilding hills, to taking nature education to underserved families, these eco-warriors are putting up a fight in their own way. 

Back to school

Nikita Pimple Sawant