Activists raise alarm over cutting of trees in Tiruchi

Environmentalist and civic activists person voiced interest implicit the felling of respective aged trees and the branches of a Banyan adjacent the District Taluk bureau successful Tiruchi to marque mode for a caller bureau building.

The trees located connected Barathidasan Salai are said to beryllium among the oldest successful the metropolis and were reportedly chopped down a fewer days agone for the operation of a caller bureau gathering for the MLA of Tiruchi West Assembly constituency.

According to C. Balasubramanian cutting down trees would impact the city’s greenish screen and ecological balance. He urged the authorities acrophobic to see alternate plans that would sphere practice trees portion inactive accommodating improvement needs.

Although the High Court had mandated that for each histrion chopped for improvement oregon information reasons, adjacent with permission, 10 caller saplings indispensable beryllium planted, maintained, and nurtured, nary disposable steps were taken by the authorities.

“Many aged trees person been felled for the operation of caller buildings. The authorities should acceptable an illustration for the public, but instead, they are violating the rules. There should beryllium a dedicated helpline to study specified incidents,” said K.C. Neelamegam, an environmentalist.