Nagpur: Akot City Council (AMC) may be the first civil body in the state to violate the preservation & protection of Maharashtra (urban areas) which was changed, in 1975.
The mandate of the measures changed stated the 50-year-old tree as a legacy tree to improve forest cover And trees.
In addition, if there is a project that involves logging 200 and more trees, the proposal will be sent to the State Level Committee.
“Last week, PWD (NH Division), Akola, cut down 117 trees in filled with 3 km to expand the NH-161-A between Akot-akola.
Most of these trees are more than 60 years old,” said the complainant Sheikh Munna Sheikh, President, Sarpamitra Savwardhan Nisarga Bahuuddeshia Sanshtha, Akola.
“The trees are cut down and the standing reliable by me on Friday.
Now, 67 large trees remain cut down.
If the tree on the farm fence is considered, the number of trees that need to be cut into a cut to more than 200,” Sheikh said.
Large-scale tree logging violates Preservation & Protection of Maharashtra Trees (urban areas), in 1975, which mandates civil corporations and city councils to declare a 50-year-old tree as a heritage tree, and if at all this is cut down, the project initiator must plant a tree equivalent to Funned age.
However, the head of the AMC officer (CO), Shrikrishna Wahurwagh, said, “permission to allow logging was given on August 4, 2021, and AMDS was issued on August 6.
I did not know the new amendment.
When I was told about it by some green activists, me Immediately stop logging.
“However, Green Crusader Munna Sheikh said,” This is only surprising that a head officer who led the city council was not aware of the new rules.
Amendment to preservation & protection in the Maharashtra (urban) area, 1975, was given approval by the cabinet at the cabinet July 6, and Gazette notifications issued on July 16.
The GR issued on August 6, is just a formality.
“” Under the border of the city of Akot, there are 77 tall trees on the left side of the road while 116 trees are on the right.
These trees indeed more than 60 years old.
PWD has asked permission to cut all trees but after a shared survey, the number of trees to be cut down to 153.
We have asked PWD to compensate by planting more than 750 trees, “Waghurwagh said.
Executive Engineer Akola Pwd Raosaheb Zalte said, “The permission to fall the tree was first sought after in 2018, but when the contractor was stopped due to violations, new permits were given recently after the new contractor was appointed.
We only cut down the trees that blocked.
In three years Lastly stopped road work Institutions when preparing for estimates, 1% of project costs must be avoided planting trees.
But green says this number must be at least 3-4% for better results.