Crown of trees!

Times of India, Mumbai edition dated 17th July 2008 reported the figures of the recently concluded tree census conducted by BMC (Brihanmumbai Muncipal Corporation).

The humble suburb of Bhandup stood out as the leader among all the BMC wards in Mumbai. The table below shows the final statistics.

Region	Ward	Count
Bhandup	S	159217
Andheri East	K-East	156508
Borivli	R-Central	144790
Andheri West	K-West	136262
Malad	P-North	121075
Chembur	M-West	105631
Trombay	M-East	92445
Kandivli	R-South	84510
Mulund	T	84187
Goregaon	P-South	83862
Bandra West	H-West	83176
Wadala	F-North	82117
Bandra East	H-East	74092
Dahisar	R-North	67828
Kurla	L	67758
Nana Chowk	D	58207
Parel	F-South	54330
Prabhadevi	G-South	45912
Dadar	G-North	43341
Colaba	A	41838
Byculla	E	39270
Mohammed Ali Road	B	6786
Chandanwadi	C	3919

Considering the fact that a major part of Bhandup East is salt pan land with little scope for trees, the suburb is well placed. Hope the trees multiply in geometric progression and generations to come benefit from it.

You can read the full article here.

Scary

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