Metro Phase 2B: HC allows BMRCL to axe 1,334 trees
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday allowed BMRCL to axe and translocate trees in Metro Phase 2B between Kasturinagar and Kempapura of the Outer Ring Road line.
A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi passed this order allowing the Interlocutory Application (IA) filed by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) seeking permission for removal/translocation of trees.
The Office Memorandum (OM) filed along with the IA stated that a total of 1,334 trees will have to be removed and 160 trees can be translocated in the stretch while retaining another 26.
The additional government advocate and senior advocate representing the BMRCL submitted that a day’s delay in the project work adds a loss of Rs 2 crore to the company.
