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BBMP now in tree nurturing mode
Written By murali772 - 19 April, 2011
Bangalore BBMP environment Koramangala Trees Citizen Reports Living
While doing up the footpaths/ roads, a few years back, the paving/ concreting was done almost choking the tree trunks/ roots, as seen in the pictures below:
When the Koramangala residents brought the matter to the notice of the MLA (Mr Ramalinga Reddy), it must be said to his credit that he immediately ordered the scooping out the concrete from around the roots of the trees, and pits be provided for planting saplings where there were large gaps between existing trees/ plants - check this. However, the job was left quarter done.
Finally, it was after the incumbent Commissioner, Mr Siddiah, made an announcement at this meeting that he will be rectifying the damage all across the city, that things started moving, resulting in the unshackling of the roots of many trees, at least in Koramangala, with some residents adding their bit to add more greenery, as seen in the picture below:
Good work - BBMP. The green awareness is apparently catching on.
Muralidhar Rao
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more trees on your street, fewer health problems
murali772 - 14 July, 2015 - 14:25
More trees on your street means fewer health problems, says study. Having on average 10 more trees in a city block improved how someone rated their health by a level comparable to an increase in annual income of $10,000.
For the full text of the report in The Guardian, click here
Indeed unbeatable logic.
srinidhi - 31 August, 2011 - 16:32
I was talking to the contractor who was doing these 'pathi's' or enclosures and found that each of them costs 15,000 Rs..
Thats a lot of money for a small job..and think they will be paid in full for even the half job as above!!
Shyam Sunder Mudbhatkal - 20 April, 2011 - 04:51
One of the big branch of a tree in 35 D cross is leaning dangerously and may fall. Can any one guide me to whom we have to alterrt for curtting the branch to safe guard citizens and cars etc., which are parked under the said tree. Please call me on 9036241672
Shyam Sunder
shyamsm1@yahoo.com
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