HC gives BMRCL 120 days to complete afforestation work
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday asked the BMRCL to expedite works related to compensatory afforestation and translocation of trees within 120 days.
A division bench headed by Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale was hearing a PIL filed by Dattatraya T Devare, an environmentalist.
The court had granted permission to BMRCL to fell or translocate trees as recommended by the tree expert committee. The metro rail agency was also directed to implement compensatory afforestation. The counsel for the BMRCL submitted that it requires 260 days to complete the work.
