Environmental activists protest felling of over 650 trees for Pollachi-Palladam road widening
Environmental activists are protesting the felling of over 650 trees for the Pollachi-Palladam road widening project. They claim that the Highways Department ignored regulations requiring the planting of ten saplings for every tree cut down. Legal action is being considered by activists after the National Green Tribunal ruled in their favor.
- ▪Over 650 trees have been cut down along the Pollachi-Palladam road for widening works.
- ▪The Highways Department allegedly ignored regulations regarding tree replacement.
- ▪Activists plan to take legal action against the Highways Department for non-compliance.
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Environmental activists alleged that over 650 trees along the nearly 33 km Pollachi - Palladam road have been felled to facilitate road widening and re-laying works.Syed of Green Care said that when they approached the Highways Department the official machinery refused to pay heed. The norm is that for every tree axed, 10 saplings will have to be planted. But on the contrary, the official machinery gave a green signal to the contractor to axe the 650-odd trees and workers have begun uprooting the trees. The entire stretch of the road wore a barren look, and the roadsides wee filled with wooden logs.Ambalikai Asokan of Tirupattur, who runs an NGO, had moved the National Green Tribunal, which has ruled in his favour.
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