Powai is witnessing a devastating blow to its green cover.

Over 100 fully grown trees—some more than two decades old—are being cut or uprooted on a private plot in Chandivali.

These trees are not just leaves and branches; they are our oxygen generators, carbon sinks, bird habitats, and natural temperature regulators.

The chopping has begun suddenly, even though the permission was granted almost a year ago without any fresh public intimation. Shocked residents woke up to the sound of saws tearing through mature trees.

Mumbai is already gasping with poor AQI, frequent smog, and dangerously low tree density. Losing a hundred more trees in one of the city’s few remaining green pockets is ecologically reckless and morally unacceptable.

We, the concerned citizens of Mumbai, demand an immediate halt to the ongoing tree cutting and transplantation at Chandivali–Powai.

Why this matters?

100 fully grown trees are being eliminated, forever altering Powai’s ecological balance.
Mumbai has just one tree per four people—far below the recommended three trees per person.
Mature trees cannot be replaced by saplings; a 20-year-old tree takes 20–30 years to recreate, and even then, never fully.
Transplanted trees rarely survive, and compensatory trees often die without long-term protection.
Powai’s trees support birdlife, groundwater recharge, shade, carbon capture, and a cooler microclimate.
The sudden chopping is happening without local consultation, shocking residents and environmental groups.
This is not development.
This is destruction.

Our Requests

We urge the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and the BMC Commissioner to:

Immediately stop all further tree cutting and transplantation at the Chandivali–Powai site.
Conduct an independent ecological assessment of the impact on air quality, biodiversity and groundwater.
Review and overhaul Mumbai’s outdated tree policy, ensuring transparency, public hearings and scientific accountability.
Protect remaining mature trees in Powai and enforce long-term survival monitoring of all compensatory plantations.
Declare Powai’s remaining green clusters as high-sensitivity ecological zones to prevent further destruction.
 
Please Sign this petition

By signing this petition, you are standing up for:

🌳 Clean air
🌳 A liveable Mumbai
🌳 The rights of future generations
🌳 The birds, animals and ecosystems that depend on these trees
🌳 A city that values health over hurried construction

Powai is losing its natural lungs.
We must act before the last tree falls.

Please sign and share widely.
Together, we can stop this ecological tragedy.

Thanks and regards

For NatConnect Foundation