Phase-2A: Bangalore Metro gets Karnataka HC nod to cut 577 trees
BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday permitted the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) to cut 577 trees, translocate 212 trees and retain 44 out of 833 trees on different stretches of Phase-2A of the Metro project, as recommended by the Technical Experts Committee (TEC). The High Court observed that judges are not experts to decide whether 577 trees can be allowed to be cut or not when the TEC has given its opinion.
