368 Trees Face Axe for Cantt Project, People Fume

The Commercial Development Project at Cantonment by the Railway Department has courted controversy, as it requires the felling of a staggering 368 trees—including Peepal, Rubber, and Christmas trees—many of which are over a hundred years old.

- Mohammed Yacoob @Bengaluru

Amid this development, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Forest Wing has invited objections from the public before granting approval for the project.

Enraged by the proposal, environmental activists have called for the project to be stalled if it involves cutting down trees.

According to an objection notice issued by the Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), BBMP Forest Division, the Joint General Manager (Projects/Expert) of the Railway Land Development Authority, Ministry of Railways, Government of India, has submitted an application for the removal of trees located within the Bangalore Cantonment Railway Colony premises in Vasanth Nagar for the 'Commercial Development Project.'