Nagpur: A 156-year-old heritage Peepal tree near Gandhisagar may be scientifically relocated to make way for a construction project, with the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) initiating the statutory approval process.The NMC’s Garden Department has issued a public notice inviting objections within seven days to an application by businessman Lalit Vora, who has sought permission to…
Hyderabad: Fresh concerns have surfaced over the ongoing widening of the Hyderabad-Manneguda stretch of NH-163, with environmentalists and local residents alleging that several banyan trees transplanted as part of the project are either dying or have already perished.The controversy comes months after National Green Tribunal (NGT) cleared revised alignment for the highway that allowed National…
Tree cover in Pune has been rapidly declining, even as key garden department posts have remained vacant Pune: At a time when the rapid decline of green cover in the city has sparked outrage among residents and activists, it has emerged that the PMC’s garden department is facing a whopping 90% vacancy rate in key…
A badly leaned Cotton Tree (Shimul) at Rabindra Sarovar successfully replanted with bulldozer (payloader) and 15-ton hydraulic ladder Kolkata: Payloaders and cranes rolled into Rabindra Sarobar on Saturday morning, not to demolish illegal structures or remove encroachments, but to replant four large trees that had toppled during a thunderstorm about three weeks ago.The 88 kmph…
New Delhi: Nearly four years after the forest department imposed a Rs 5.9-crore penalty on Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) for the alleged illegal removal of 990 trees at the Bijwasan project site in Dwarka, Central Empowered Committee (CEC) and the forest department have granted permission to the authority to transplant or fell 1,254 trees…
New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has received approval to fell or transplant 364 trees for the 9.9-km RK Ashram-Indraprastha (Central Vista) corridor.DMRC had initially sought permission to remove 405 trees, but approvals granted by the Delhi forest department and the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) resulted in 41 trees being spared.“As per CEC order…
A Mumbai Metro train travels along an elevated viaduct through the city skyline, highlighting modern public transport infrastructure and urban commuting in Mumbai, India. Thane: A citizens’ group comprising transport experts and urban planners on Saturday urged the govt to put the proposed ₹12,200-crore Thane Integral Ring Metro Rail (TIRMR) project under fresh scrutiny, citing…
Women-only metro shuttle service to launch in Lucknow Lucknow Metro highlights sustainability measures on World Environment Day Lucknow Metro highlights sustainability measures on World Environment Day Women-only metro shuttle service to launch in Lucknow Lucknow Metro highlights sustainability measures on World Environment Day Lucknow Metro highlights sustainability measures on World Environment Day Women-only metro shuttle…
Mumbai: The BMC tree authority on Friday approved a proposal to allow cutting and transplanting of a total of 1,992 trees for the proposed Mumbai Coastal Road project from Versova to Bhayander. Civic officials said of the 1,992 trees affected, 726 will be cut, while 1,266 will be transplanted on a 3.5-acre land owned by…
