Nagpur: Apart from the opposition by Wardha Vriksh Bachao Nagrik Samiti (VBN) and three generations of the Mahatma Gandhi family, the Public Works Department (PWD) has decided to cut 140 trees on the road near Bapu Kuti in Sevagram.
“Only trees that cause the danger of people who pass and stand in the middle of the road causes traffic congestion will be cut down.
From July 22, we have decided to plant 10 times trees as a substitute to be cut down on the roadside, and only 140 trees will be cut down, “said Prakash N Boob, executive engineer, Wardha.Boob said the claim was with VBN that these trees were planted during the Mahatma Gandhi stay in Bapu Kuti was not true.
“We conducted a survey by the Forest Research Institute (Fri), Dehradun, to determine how old the tree was.
Fri said these trees were 60 years old,” said Boob.
“We never claimed all trees planted by Gandhiji.
We always defend them planted by Gandhians at the age of 40s and 50s, and maybe, some even by Gandhi himself.
But even if these trees are 60 years old, do we just store trees planted by Gandhi? “Asked Ekolog Alok Bang, Sushma Sharma, Dr.
Anupama Gupta and others from VBN.
They asked, “Shouldn’t we save the 60-year-old tree? We are sure even Friday will agree that the ecological value of the 60-year-old trees is not the same as the 10 times more one year old puppies.” Criticing the PWD plantation drive, Bang said , “What is the current percentage of survival.
Puppies are planted last year? Planting 10 times is not the point, but how many of those who will survive to become a 60-year-old tree are the main problem.” VBN last year pioneered stirring to save 150 trees.
remaining.
In the last September, three generations of Gandhis had also written to the Chairman of the Minister of Uddhav Thackeray after logging trees jammed.
However, VBN members said, “PWD has violated our beliefs.
During a combined survey on March 24, it was agreed to cut the branch, cut the drain part for widening the circumference, redesigning the road to remove the divider and expand the road, filling the gap around the tree, cutting the tree – Old and provide tree guards that planted.
“” Survey on June 29, was observed that small work had been done to save a live tree or prevent an accident on the road, which caused public anger in the past.
Tree guesses will give hands free to Cut more trees, “Sharma said.” If PWD has decided to fall 140 trees, it seems that there is no change in their holder.
Previously they had planned to fall more than 200 trees.
Even if the tree is 60 years old, that doesn’t mean this must be cut down.
These trees have environmental value, “Sharma said.
There are at least 1,500 large trees in a 12km stretch between Datapur and Sevagram.
Of these, PWD plans to fall 200 trees, and 79 trees have been cut down last year.
The trees were cut to expand the Wardha-Sevagram-Samudrapur-Girred-Umred (SH-326) to Shedgaon, including Hamdapur Junction to Wardha-Hingangphat (SH-328).
The PWD decision seems to be under political pressure as president.
The MIDC Association Pravin Hiwre has threatened a shower by all parties to the fall of the tree left.
The association has taken 2,900 citizens to support the logging of trees, and submit a memorandum to the Minister of Guardian Sunil Kedar, which supports the logging of these trees from the start.