Green push for National Highways: All pros, no cons! 51 trees restored successfully on Paithan NH

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari on Monday (June 12), along with MLA Shri Sandipan Bhumre and actor Shri Sayaji Shinde, inspected transplantation of 51 banyan trees from Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar in Maharashtra to Paithan National Highway 752 E.

While speaking to the media, Nitin Gadkari informed that there were about 51 banyan trees of 50 to 100 years old on both sides of the existing highway, which needed to be cut in order to complete the project. To support the ecosystem and maintain the balance, the authorities decided to revive these old giant trees by transplanting them to some other place, rather than just cutting them down.