Airport metro line to affect 4K trees
The number of trees affected by Namma Metro’s 58 km airport corridor has increased by 70% between the detailed project report (DPR) stage and the actual execution of work, with trees on the road median seeming to be collateral damage.
The revised DPRs for the 19.75-km line between Silk Board and KR Puram (Phase 2A ) and 38 km-line between Jyothipuram and Kempegowda International Airport (Phase 2B) were prepared by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) in 2019 and approved after some revisions.
Both the DPRs had a special note with regard to the environmental impact of the project: “The trees along the median are small trees (of) 8-10 feet height and with small girth.
