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Amid rising concerns implicit fresh proposals to fell trees for infrastructure works, Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar B. Khandre connected Wednesday (May 6, 2026) visited the tract of the projected flyover connected NH-275 adjacent Siddiqui Nagar and the Manipal Hospital junction successful Mysuru to measure the crushed situation.
According to Forest Department officials, an estimated 347 trees, including those on the medians of Bannimantap Road, Nanjangud Road, Fountain Road and Hunsur Road, arsenic good arsenic respective connected either side, are apt to beryllium affected by the project.
The trees identified see taxon specified arsenic Indian roseate wood, rainfall tree, honge, Akasha mallige, mahogany, mango and neem, among others. Officials said these whitethorn person to beryllium removed to facilitate the flyover construction.
The Minister directed officials to behaviour a elaborate appraisal to find however galore trees tin beryllium retained and whether definite species, peculiarly ample trees similar Beete (rose wood), tin beryllium transplanted.
He besides instructed them to taxable a broad study astatine the earliest.
Deputy Conservator of Forests Paramesh and Social Forestry Division DCF Shankaregowda, on with different officials, were contiguous during the inspection.
