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With the State authorities withdrawing its earlier bid to bestow biodiversity practice tract tag to the 8.61-acre Cantonment Railway Colony successful Bengaluru, biology activists fearfulness that 368 trees successful the colony could look the axe.
Activists said world movers were brought connected Sunday to expedite the operation enactment successful the colony which is location to 50 antithetic taxon of trees, immoderate of which are much than 70 years old.
Mahesh Basapur of Parisarakkagi Naavu said that connected Sunday greeting erstwhile the activists visited the colony, they spotted world movers and different instrumentality which helium said was to commence operation activity.
He said that the enactment is being expedited by a backstage realty steadfast with plans to conception a concern parkland connected the premises.
“It is precise unfortunate the authorities authorities has withdrawn its ain notification connected September 10 which declared the colony a Biodiversity Heritage Site. We person questioned the authorities wherefore it has reversed its ain determination wrong 3 months. However, we person not received immoderate reply from them,“Mr. Basapur said.
He added that nary histrion has been felled successful the colony and that those who were contiguous connected the tract promised the activists that determination were nary specified plans to chopped down trees.
“They promised america that nary trees volition beryllium felled but we are frightened that they mightiness bash thing successful the nighttime and we are appealing to the authorities to support this lung space,” helium added.
On December 6, a notification was issued that an earlier notification issued connected September 10 was being withdrawn.
“The Government Notification No.: APG 187 ENV 2025, dated: 10.09.2025, declaring an 8.61 acre greenish country with 371 trees adjacent to the Railway Cantonment Station, Bengauru arsenic a Biodiversity Heritage Site nether the powers conferred nether Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, is hereby withdrawn with contiguous effect,” stated the December 6 notification.
On September 10, Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre announced that the Cantonment Railway Colony area, containing 371 trees from 50 antithetic species, has been declared a biodiversity practice site.
“The country besides carries historical significance, arsenic Mahatma Gandhi had interacted with state fighters present successful 1920. The trees play a captious relation successful reducing c dioxide levels, curbing aerial and sound pollution, and preserving the city’s greenish cover,” helium said then.
It tin beryllium recalled that connected April 25, the erstwhile Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike issued a announcement announcing that the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) had applied to region 368 trees successful the country for commercialized activity.
Following the nationalist notice, the connection received beardown absorption from environmentalists, histrion lovers, and the public.
