KOLKATA: Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has transplanted nine trees that had come in the way of construction of the staircase, lift and escalators for the upcoming Kavi Sukanta Metro station.
These and 14 other full-grown trees at the Abhishikta crossing were recently removed to facilitate the station construction. RVNL, implementing agency of the 32km New Garia-Airport project, will soon start compensatory plantation.
TOI on September 7 had reported about residents’ protest against chopping of trees to ease the Metro deadlock. The development had been fresh trouble for the priority Ruby-Kavi Subhas stretch of the Metro corridor. RVNL could not fell the 23 trees as residents had doubts about the survival of the transplanted trees.
