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Picture this: right in the middle of Mumbai’s busy Marol — the industrial hub, a really interesting change is unfolding. What was once a barren, heat-radiating plot is now the Mahatapasvi Acharya Shri Mahashramanji Garden. Spread across three and a half lush green acres, this urban forest is doing more than just adding beauty — it’s cooling the local microclimate and changing the way we think about green spaces in cities.

Inaugurated on 11 May 2025, by Mumbai’s suburban guardian minister Ashish Shelar, the garden is a shining example of what’s possible when communities and institutions come together. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Marol Cooperative Industrial Estate joined hands with support from the District Planning and Development Committee. The ecological design was led by Studio Pipeelikaput, while the World Resources Institute (WRI) lent its........

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