Green shoots in Alahalli, finally
Green shoots in Alahalli, finally
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Jul 1, 2021, 06:00 IST
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Bangalore Mirror had reported on May 24 that the residents of Alahalli, Anjanapura and environmentalists were unhappy that around 40
saplings of the 5,000 planted by the
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited through the
BBMP’s Lake department had been removed. This was to build a boundary wall around a burial ground near the Alahalli Lake in Anjanapura ward.
After Bangalore Mirror’s report titled ‘40+ saplings nipped in the bud at Alahalli’, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP)
Lakes Department has taken measures to stop the construction of the boundary wall around the burial ground.
40+ saplings nipped in the bud in Alahalli
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: May 24, 2021, 06:00 IST
Saplings planted as part of BMRCL scheme last year mowed to build a wall
The residents of Alahalli and adjoining areas of
Anjanapura ward woke up to a rude shock on Saturday morning. An earth mover was busy at work, removing 40 to 50 saplings planted along the
Alahalli Lake.
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Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) had selected the Alahalli Lake bund and an adjoining vacant land, a part of the burial ground, for planting around 5,000 saplings in October 2020. The saplings were planted to compensate for the trees cut down for carrying out Namma Metro works. Under BMRCL’s initiative, the residents said, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (