Promptly responding to environmentalists` plea to save three large banyan trees facing destruction in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai, the Prime Minister`s Office (PMO) has referred the matter to the Assistant Inspector General of Forests under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC).

The NatConnect Foundation, upon learning about the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation`s (BMC) allegedly planning to cut down the heritage trees near the Shreyas Cinema traffic junction, directly approached the Prime Minister through his portal.