Mumbai BMC Mayor Ritu Tawde on Friday launched a tree plantation drive at the Kanjurmarg landfill site under the 'ReRoot' urban forest restoration initiative, with plans to plant around 16,000 trees in the area.

As per the official statement, the initiative, jointly undertaken by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Antony Waste Handling Cell Limited, was inaugurated on the occasion of World Environment Day at the waste processing centre located within the Kanjurmarg landfill site.