Underpass will uproot 83 trees in Ullal Main Road
Underpass will uproot 83 trees in Ullal Main Road
ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Feb 25, 2021, 06:00 IST
BBMP has called for suggestions to removing trees for widening work at Ullal Main Road
Officials urged to translocate trees as panel to inspect spot to find out how many can be saved
A grade separator (
underpass), which has been proposed across
Ullal Main Road between Kengeri and Magadi Road, is likely to affect 83 trees. An expert committee constituted by the
High Court is expected to inspect the spot to examine the number of trees that can be saved from the axe. The project, motorists say, will ease the movement of traffic movement but they also urge officials to translocate these trees to a different place as a majority of them were planted just a few years ago.
Bengaluru s National Military Memorial Park runs into rough weather over plan to cut 120 eucalyptus trees Updated Dec 22, 2020 | 07:52 IST
The National Military Memorial Park houses several military artefacts and the MiG display needs clear land. The authorities plan to plant nearly 4 times the number of water-sapping eucalyptus trees cut. Eucalyptus trees (Representative photo) | Photo Credit: iStock Images
A debate is raging over the civic authorities plans to fell nearly 120 eucalyptus trees which are located in the 7.5 acre land of the National Military Memorial Park NMM) Park, Bengaluru. The National Military Memorial is located adjacent to Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain Park in Bangalore.
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There are about 156 trees and 120 are planned to be cut. (Representational)
Bengaluru’s civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has issued a notification to cut down as many as 120 eucalyptus trees in the premises of National Military Memorial (NMM) Park to make way for the installation of a MiG fighter plane.
Speaking to Indianexpress.com, Ranganath Swamy, Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), BBMP said there is a proposal to cut down these trees and plant medicinal plants in place of them. “The Eucalyptus trees are old and known for reducing the groundwater table and will plant medicinal plants.”
“There is a plan of the trust who is maintaining the park to install MiG fighter plane and other projects to redevelop the National Military Memorial park. There are about 156 trees in the premises but only 120 are planned to be cut and about 30 trees will be retained as it is,” he added.
120 trees at National Military Memorial will make way for MiG plane
120 trees at National Military Memorial will make way for MiG plane
ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Dec 19, 2020, 06:00 IST
BBMP) plans to cut as many as 120 massive
eucalyptus trees, which are located in the premises of 7.5 acre
National Military Memorial (NMM) Park, adjacent to
Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain park in the heart of the city. These massive trees, sources say, will be axed to make space for the installation of a MiG fighter plane.
“Some development work is currently underway. Since the Eucalyptus trees are old and known for reducing the groundwater table, we will be removing these trees and planting over nearly 400 medicinal plants in the park premises,” Ranganath Swamy, Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), BBMP told Bangalore Mirror.