{
  "id": 18514381,
  "title": "Panvel Municipal Corporation Revises Tree-Pruning Charges, Proposes Fines Up To ₹5,000 For Damaging Trees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/panvel-municipal-corporation-revises-tree-pruning-charges-proposes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T14:24:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/panvel-municipal-corporation-revises-tree-pruning-charges-proposes-fines-up-to-5000-for-damaging-trees"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Panvel's municipal corporation has adjusted the fees for tree pruning and introduced a tiered penalty system for those who damage trees by hammering nails, putting up advertisements, or installing decorative electric lights. At a recent meeting chaired by Municipal Commissioner Mangesh Chitale, the council decided on a charge of Rs 250 per tree for residents performing their own pruning, and Rs 1,200 per tree for municipal services. For damaging trees, the committee set penalties of Rs 1,000 for the first offense, Rs 3,000 for the second, and Rs 5,000 for the third, with the option for further action on a fourth violation.\n\nMoreover, the meeting also explored proposals from the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) to cut or transplant 925 trees at Mouje Chaal in Panvel taluka, near the Taloja MIDC area. These trees may be affected by infrastructure projects as part of a solid waste management expansion. The committee deferred decisions on both proposals, requiring the identification of appropriate sites for transplanting the affected trees and conducting compensatory plantation. CIDCO has been asked to provide a suitable land and Environmental Impact Report before these proposals are reconsidered. The focus of the civic body remains on tree conservation and environmental balance within the municipal limits.",
  "summary": "Panvel: The Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) has revised the charges for tree pruning and approved a graded penalty system for individuals found damaging trees by hammering nails, putting up advertisements or installing decorative electric lights on them. At a meeting of the civic body's Tree Authority Committee, chaired by Municipal Commissioner Mangesh Chitale on November 5, the committee…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}