BBMP receives flak for felling trees

Urban conservationist Vijay Nishanth said, “This tree cutting has really come as a surprise. Even though objections were sent to the BBMP against the axing of trees, it has started to cut down the trees. We will never forget this episode.”

“The BBMP received 50 objections against tree cutting. However, the exercise will add two additional lanes between Cauvery Junction and Mehkri Circle. This will decongest the traffic here,” a BBMP official said.

However, the civic body has not yet prepared the detailed project report (DPR) on the proposed decongestion of Ballari Road.

Last month, 10 trees on the banks of Hosakerehalli Lake in Rajarajeshwari Nagar were chopped. The BBMP forest cell had then said that its permission was not sought.