The decision to axe eight trees and transplant four others from the BMC’s Worli Engineering Hub premises on Dr E Moses Road has concerned civic officials working there, as they cannot file suggestions on the matter due to being government employees. BMC staff said the trees are at least 35 to 50 years old and include tropical evergreen species such as jackfruit, peepal, banyan, and ashoka.

According to notices pasted by BMC’s Garden Cell on these trees on July 29, eight trees will be cut and four will be transplanted as part of the construction of an underground and elevated electromechanical car park (shuttle and robo-parking system) adjoining the Acharya Atre Metro station of the Aqua Line ahead of Worli Naka.

A civic staff member at the engineering hub said, “Being officials ourselves, we understand that this is part of a project. But efforts can be made to transplant all trees. It is upsetting, especially because we cannot give suggestions or even reveal our names. There are no residential buildings here. All trees are in the BMC premises, so it is unlikely anyone will say anything.”