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An biology organisation, Parisarakkagi Naavu, has criticised the State Forest, Ecology and Environment Department for withdrawing its earlier bid to bestow biodiversity practice tract tag to the 8.61-acre Cantonment Railway Colony successful Bengaluru.
Former MLA and environmentalist A.T. Ramaswamy, who is besides the president of the organisation, connected Friday, said that the crushed fixed by Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre for withdrawing its earlier notification issued connected September 10 reflects the inefficiency and irresponsibility of the department.
Mr. Khandre had said that the State authorities is withdrawing the September 10 bid owed to ineligible restrictions nether the Railway Act.
“The Environment Minister said that the Railway Land Authority has promised to relocate and replant these trees. This connection by the Minister shows that the extortion of 371 immense trees is not his priority, but alternatively to let the trees to beryllium chopped down and to conception buildings there,” helium said.
The organisation welcomed the High Court’s bid against the cutting of 371 trees successful the Cantonment Railway Colony without permission.
“The Railway Land Authority should either springiness a vacant onshore (without trees) nether its jurisdiction to a backstage institution to physique a gathering oregon demolish the aged quarters and physique multi-storey buildings determination oregon let multi-storey buildings to beryllium built connected apical of railway stations similar those built successful overseas countries,” helium added.
