Residents plan to move court as BBMP decides to continue tree-cutting for underpass project

Residents of Bengaluru’s Surajan Das road junction were planning to move the court, as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to continue with felling of trees for the construction of an underpass. On Sunday, more than 200 residents of the area formed a human chain around the junction to prevent the felling of trees.

The BBMP has marked 25 trees near the junction for felling. So far, eight trees, which residents claim are 60-80 years old, have been cut. “Once we learnt about the cutting of the trees, we decided to protest. We held a human chain around the tree, but as soon as we left, they started cutting the trees again.