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Protest held against tying of LED string lights to trees in Mysuru
A protest march against the tying of LED string lights to trees was held in Kuvempunagar in Mysuru on Friday.
The protest was organised by Voice of People, a voluntary organisation, in collaboration with Jyoti Education Institute, to save and protect the trees.
About 150 students of the educational institute held aloft banners with messages to protect trees and environment, and took out a march in Kuvempunagar on Friday as part of the demonstration.
President of Voice of People Vasant Rao Chavan in a statement here said that LED string lights were being tied to trees by driving iron nails into them at some places in Mysuru.
'The reason is to make their business area look attractive. However, no one here is imagining how much damage this will have on the trees,' he lamented.
When the iron nails are driven into the trees, the nails rust in rainwater and toxic elements seep into the trees, thereby destroying the cambium layer that helps the trees to grow, he added.
'This causes the trees to dry up and fall,' said Mr. Chavan, while appealing to businesspersons against hurting trees in such a manner.
