The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday issued an order restraining the felling of trees for the Hebbal Short Tunnel Project until the hearing is completed and the matter is disposed of.
The NGT order states: “There should not be any cutting of trees, be it in any area of the Hebbal Short Tunnel Project till the matter is disposed of.”
The tribunal has scheduled the next hearing for December 15. This also means that the BDA cannot cut any trees along the Hebbal Short Tunnel alignment till mid-December.
The order followed a petition filed by a civic group, subsequent to the NGT taking suo motu cognisance of The Hindu’s report on the Bangalore Development Authority’s (BDA) proposal to remove trees for the Hebbal Short Tunnel Project. The report, dated September 24, was titled “Over 70 tree species among 1,128 marked for felling for Hebbal tunnel project in Bengaluru”.
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