New rule for tree cutting during road works:6-foot trees to be planted with full care, 1,300 trees in place of 130

During road construction, if trees are cut or removed, the corporation will now have to plant 6-foot-tall trees instead of small saplings. Additionally, regular maintenance of the trees will also have to be ensured. For this, the state government has also appointed a Tree Officer. In fact, the corporation has prepared proposals for trees coming along 10 roads and sent them to the Forest Department. These proposals include the felling or transplantation of a total of 130 trees. In place of these trees, the corporation will now have to plant 1300 trees, each 6 feet tall. Until now, the municipal corporation used to complete the formality by planting small saplings in exchange for cutting trees, but now a new system has been implemented. According to corporation officials, proposals for projects or roads where 25 or more trees are affected have been sent to the government level. Currently, approval for these proposals is awaited. Officials say that under the new system, planting 6-foot-tall trees will help maintain greenery in the city and ensure actual compensation for the trees. It is noteworthy that Indore’s green cover is very low. Millions of saplings are being planted in places like City Forest and Revati Range, but all these are far from the city. People in the middle of the city are still longing for greenery. Stopping at traffic signals at intersections during the summer is also troublesome. People are stopping near trees instead of signals. Trees of 6 feet will also be planted on the Ring Road. A large number of trees have been cut here too due to the construction of flyovers. This is the loss when one tree is cut Here, the axe will fall on trees