BMRCL can axe, move trees on Nagavara-Gottigere line: HC
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday permitted BMRCL to axe 680 trees and translocate a further 568 along the Nagavara-Gottigere alignment of the Namma Metro project.
A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi passed the order after perusing the Office Memorandum (OM) pertaining to the Tree Expert Committee (TEC).
The committee’s first report recommends retention of 37 trees, translocation of 84, and felling of 138. The second OM concerns 1,026 trees of which 542 are marked for felling and the remaining 484 must be translocated.
The court has allowed the cutting of 577 trees with certain directions on December 23, 2021.
