Gadag: Tree Scores become victims for road widening projects.
However, the Ministry of Forestry, interested in reducing damage to the environment caused by these projects, has decided to translate 52 of 334 trees accessed for widening highway-367 in Gajendragad.
52 trees along the side of the road will shift to a new house, near the lake, where the tree garden has been proposed.
The Deputy Forest Conservator for the Gadag Division of AV Surya Sen told toi that this department displayed a ‘ficus’ tree, especially because they could survive.
“The level of survival of trees that are translocated along the national highway between Hubballi and Hosapete is 90%, and we have enjoyed the same success when we transleminate trees when the Gadag-Honnalli road widened – we shift coconut and other trees.
We want to save as much Maybe the tree in Gajendragad.
When we see that idea, Ron Mla Kalakappa Bandi supports us, and convinced the contractor involved in the project implementation, “said Sen.
Gadag Range Forest Officer (RFO) Raju Gondkar said that, trees, if they were carefully translocated using the scientific method, and maintained after they shift, their chances of survival.
“Our department gives a nod to ax 334 trees between mixes and pates.
We then signal the National Highway Authority of India, MLA and the state government department concerned, that we can save 52 trees.
We started working on July 12 translocation, and we will Complete the process in the next 10 days, “he said.
RFO said that they used chemicals to ensure tree roots marked for congratulated translocation from the process.
“We moved them near Lake Unachageri, to a place that fell under the scope of a small irrigation department, where the garden of the tree was proposed.
The new park will have 52 large trees, otherwise it will take several decades to grow by,” said Gondkar.