Rain tree to be felled as it's a 'safety hazard'

BMC says the tree in front of a building complex in Parel may obstruct fire brigades during emergencies; a resident kicks off poster campaign to save it They paved paradise to put up a parking lot.. Thus crooned Canadian folk-rocker Joni Mitchell in her 1970 hit Big Yellow Taxi that struck a chord with environmentalists. Today, Joni's sentiments find resonance with a Mumbaikar as he tries to save a 25-year-old rain tree from the BMC's axe. Tree hugger: Mangesh Vengulkar (right) has started a poster campaign to save the 40-ft rain tree in Parel. Standing tall in the fast-developing neighbourhood of Parel,

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