Amid heat and pollution, BMC prunes gardens budget even as 200 wait for repairs

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) records show that the budget allocated for the civic body’s garden and trees department, which is responsible for developing and maintaining the city’s green cover, has seen a consistent decline over the past five years.Mumbai is grappling with intense heat and poor air, but the city’s most natural defence against both — green and open spaces — appears to be constrained by a severe funding crunch.