Residents of Basaveshwaranagar saved 70 year old tree
Forest department of BBMP had granted permission to cut two branches of a 70-year-old tree in Basaveshwaranagar but workers planned to cut more branches and make a few extra bucks by selling the wood. The residents of Basaveshwara nagar objected and an argument followed. Finally, the workers returned.
Vivek Bhatt, who was among the residents who protested, said, “We saw the workers cutting down branches of a tree. We objected to the move when we realised that they were planning to cut six branches in places of two permitted by the authorities. An argument followed. Finally, the workers returned. If four more branches had been cut, tree would have been reduced to just the trunk,”.
It is suspected that the workers wanted to make a few extra bucks by selling the wood, as the authorities had given permission to prune only two branches. Shyam Kumar, Chief Conservator of Forests, said, “We had granted permission to cut two branches of the tree. We will take action against the workers soon.”
Taking right action by residents save the 70-year-old tree from being reduced to trunk. If four more branches had been cut, tree would have been reduced to just the trunk
Source: Bangalore Mirror
