Parivarthana Vedike members at a spot that they cleaned Dr Shanta Bhat hangs a bag on a tree for collecting garbage in Davanagere city Parivarthana Vedike members at a spot that they cleaned Dr Shanta Bhat hangs a bag on a tree for collecting garbage in Davanagere city Parivarthana Vedike members at a spot that…
Mumbai: In the wake of a spate of tree fall incidents during the recent heavy rain spell, BMC has initiated work on a scientific action plan to classify Mumbai’s trees based on their risk level and create a comprehensive database on their health, age and structural condition.At a meeting held at the BMC headquarters, the…
Ashwini Bhide said strong winds over the past two days has caused extensive damage to the city’s green cover Mumbai: It would be a “sweeping statement” to attribute tree-fall incidents solely to concretisation, BMC commissioner Ashwini Bhide said on Tuesday even as she announced that the civic body would engage expert institutions and arborists to…
Puttur MLA Ashok Kumar Rai said tender mangoes should not be plucked from wild mango trees growing on govt land or along roadsides Mangaluru: MLA Ashok Kumar Rai has urged forest, ecology and environment minister Eshwar Khandre to issue orders through the forest department prohibiting the plucking of tender wild mangoes from trees located along…
A fallen tree in Bengaluru Bengaluru: A public notice issued by the Greater Bengaluru Authority’s forest department Thursday has drawn criticism for placing the onus squarely on citizens to report dangerous trees in their properties. The notice states that property owners or occupiers must assess the condition of trees within their premises and submit tree-felling…
