The construction site - 0.1350 square metre - has 23 trees, the corporation had obtained permission from the revenue department to fell them.
COIMBATORE: The city corporation workers felled eight trees in a park at Sivaram Nagar near Ramanathapuram on Thursday, sparking protest from activists and residents in the area.
The corporation is planning to construct a service reservoir with 24 lakh-litre capacity in the park. As the construction site - 0.1350 square metre - has 23 trees, the corporation had obtained permission from the revenue department to fell them.
Environmentalist K Syed said the issue was first brought to their knowledge about two years ago and they raised objections. Subsequently, the issue fizzled out.