HC permits BMRCL to axe 21 trees to expand rail lines
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday permitted the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited to remove 21 trees at construction sites of two stretches of the Namma Metro project.
A division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Alok Aradhe said the permission granted is subject to a condition that the BMRCL will implement the recommendation of the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) on the compensatory plantation.
The tree officer of the Bengaluru Urban district had passed an order on June 10, 2022, for the removal of 14 trees between the Silk Board signal and the Kadubeesanahalli Junction.
Another order was passed on March 3, 2022, to fell seven trees for the construction of the underground metro (Reach 6) along Vellara Junction-Rashtriya Military School.
