Weak roots, not Tauktae, take down 80 trees
Weak roots, not Tauktae, take down 80 trees
ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: May 21, 2021, 06:00 IST
road contractors, points to ‘over-concretisation’ of pavements in city since 2017
While the fury of Cyclone
Tauktae may have bypassed the city, its brief appearance surprisingly uprooted 80 trees and led to countless branches falling on Monday and Tuesday, at over 40 spots across Pune. This is, however, not so much a natural vagary. Now, the
garden department of
Pune Municipal Corporation (
PMC) has squarely blamed the road department for its “reckless pavement constructions”, which have weakened roots of most trees along roads and prevented them from growing securely.
Citizens furious as 2 full-grown trees on FC Road axed
Citizens furious as 2 full-grown trees on FC Road axed
ByAnurag BendeAnurag Bende / Updated: Feb 6, 2021, 06:00 IST
ARTIFICIAL BEAUTY OVER NATURAL BEAUTY FOR PMC
Local residents pointed out that PMC could easily have adjusted its beautifi cation project to preserve and accommodate these aged
trees near Goodluck Chowk, mull legal action; PMC claims the trees were ‘dangerous’
The once incredibly green and shaded area of Deccan has already become dominated by concrete structures over the last few decades. And now, residents are furious that even the scant remaining greenery is being callously eliminated by officials.
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