Nagpur: The State Environment and the Climate Ministry of Climate Change led by Aaditya Thackeray have been looking for detailed reports of the Akola Forest Division at the age of 153 large trees cut down to widening the road by PWD under the Jurisdiction of the City Council of ACC (AMC).
On August 21, 2021, TOI has reported citing the head of Chrikrishna Wahurwagh AMC head on August 4 to fall more than 153 large trees aged 60 years.
These trees are cut down after the preservation & protection of Maharashtra trees (urban areas) were changed (tree protection, 1975, began to apply.
Speaking to TOI, Thackeray has promised to see this problem.
The mandate of the anonymous action declared 50 years as a ‘legacy’ tree To increase forest cover and trees, and if at all trees are permitted to be cut, the Project initiator must plant a tree equivalent to the age of it.
In addition, if there is a project that involves logging 200 and more trees, the proposal will be sent to the committee Level State, Manha Mhaiskar, Primary Secretary, Department of Environment, Maharashtra, told Tii that the state government had taken serious records about this issue.
“On August 24, the Ministry of Environment has written to Collector District Akola after vegetables raised problems about alleged violations Changed from preservation & tree protection ON urban areas), 1975, “said Mhaiskar.
Mhaiskar said, a detailed report was sought at more than 153 trees cut down to widening the road.
“On Friday, we have also sent reminders to immediately send a report.
This will oppose the law if the city council gives permission to fall trees when undergoing the law that has been changed,” he said.
Senior bureaucrats added that the country’s cabinet had approved the amendment in July itself.
“We are waiting for a report from the district collector,” he said.
Akola Deputy Conservator (DYCF) Arjuna Kr said he had asked the RFO concerned to submit a detailed report.
According to the letter, forest officials should submit a report on August 31 to the district collector, but has not yet been submitted.
Wahurwagh said that he did not know the new amendment.
“When I was told about it by Green Activist Shrikant Deshpande, tree logging was stopped.
Still, 67 large trees remained cut down,” he said.
However, green activist Sheikh Munna Sheikh, President, Sarpamitra Nersarga Savwardhan Bahuuddeshia Sanshtha, Akola, who first raised this problem, said, “If the tree on the farm fence is considered, the number of trees that need to be cut up.
200.” Despite damage It has been done, Sheikh said, the Ministry of Forestry must be transparent in calculating the age of the trees of the stump in place.
Deshpande said it was an irony which by the head of the officer, who headed the city council, was a fool of the law he should carry out.
“The decision about changing the action was taken in July but still, the head of the officer gave permission to fall trees on August 4 must be taken against him,” Dishpande said.