70% of 2.5k trees translocated from Metro sites have survived: BMRCL

BENGALURU: The survival rate of trees removed at Namma Metro construction sites and translocated to new places stands at 72%, according to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited.

BMRCL officials said about 1,800 of 2,524 trees translocated from its work sites — Phases II and II A and B — have survived. In fact, BMRCL is one of the major government agencies that is on the radar of city’s green activists when it comes to afforestation activities, given that the project envisages axing of thousands of trees.

BMRCL officials said they are hoping the survival rate will improve. “Declaring a tree as having survived is a six month to two year process,