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Tall kadam tree breaks, crashes into roadside sheds in New Alipore
Residents of J Block said the tree had a major cavity in its trunk, possibly because of rats nesting inside it
25-year-old kadam tree broke off from its trunk on a New Alipore footpath early on Thursday and crashed into a lamp post, several overhead cables and two roadside sheds in which some street dwellers were sleeping.
The men heard the sound of the tree coming down and jumped out of its way seconds before it crashed into the sheds around 2.30am on Thursday.
Trees continuing to fall in the city with or without a storm is a grim pointer to how unscientific Calcutta’s kerbside plantation is and how uncared for these trees are.