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Deccan Herald
3 days ago
- General
- Deccan Herald
DH Impact: MCC removes concrete bases of 108 trees on 8 roads in Mysuru
Mysuru: Mysore City Corporation has cleared concretisation of the bases of 108 trees on a stretch of 11.44km on 8 major roads of Mysuru city after DCF Mysuru territorial division, K N Basavaraju issued directions in this regard following a report in DH. One metre space around tree bases on 1.6 km stretch on Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road – from Five Lights Circle to Fountain Circle as been cleared; 3.09 km stretch of Nelson Mandela Road and Sayyaji Rao Road – from LIC Circle to KR Hospital; 630 metre stretch on Dewans Road; 4.01 km stretch on Vinobha Road; 600 metre stretch on Irwin Road; 170 metre stretch on Bogadi Road; 840 metre stretch from Andolana Circle to Anikethana Road; and 50 metre stretch on Vishwamanava Road in Kuvempu Nagar. MCC Commissioner Sheikh Tanveer Asif informed MNREGA employees stage protest, demand payment of pending 7-month salaries."There were 339 trees on these roads and among them 108 tree bases which were covered, have been cleared," said, MCC Development Commissioner K J Sindhu said. .MCC Commissioner Asif added that they are in the process of attending to the legacy errors to clear all tree bases one by one in the entire city. MCC has even taken permanent steps to prevent concretisation of tree bases in the city in future. MCC has approved a council decision that any person who concretises trees have to deconcritise within months post which they will impose a fine of Rs 2000. Also they have decided that, henceforth all work orders will have conditions that the contractor will restore breathing space for water article published in DH on May 12 2025 had highlighted how most of the tree bases on roadsides in Mysuru are covered with concrete, tar or interlocked pavements, affecting their health, growth, survival with inadequate aeration and percolation of water and nutrition to their roots. It had highlighted judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sahil Garg Vs State of Punjab that mandates that one-metre radius around the tree base be left un-concretised and filled with soil to facilitate percolation of water to the roots to promote its health and survival. Followed by Report DCF Mysuru territorial division, K N Basavaraju had written a letter to MCC Commissioner Sheikh Tanveer Asif asking him to take measures to de-concretise trees on priority in these eight major roads of the city which they have already surveyed. Meanwhile in a major development, Minister for Environment, Ecology and Forests Eshwar B Khandre has also passed an order on May 22, directing officials to take measures to concretisation of roadside tree bases in all the cities of the State.
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Mysuru DC assures swift action to resolve farmers' issues
1 2 3 Mysuru: Deputy commissioner G Lakshmikanth Reddy on Thursday assured that farmers' issues will be resolved on top priority. Chairing the district-level farmers' grievance redressal meeting held at zilla panchayat hall, the DC instructed the district lead bank to distribute crop loans to farmers without any delay. He also emphasised collecting interest as per Reserve Bank of India guidelines from farmers who borrowed loans after pledging gold ornaments. The nationalised banks must stop collecting hefty interest from farmers on such borrowings, as they pledge such valuables for sowing, purchasing seeds, and other agricultural activities, he stated. He directed the agriculture department officials to ensure distribution of quality seeds and fertilisers. He also instructed them to book cases against agencies and shops found selling spurious seeds and fertilisers to farmers. He further directed the officials to complete the Jal Jeevan Mission works to ensure round-the-clock supply of drinking water to all rural households through tap water connections, without giving any room for complaints of corruption and irregularities. The DC also gave directions to maintain reverse osmosis plants installed across the district to ensure safer drinking water. When members of the state sugarcane growers association demanded the DC to ensure proper functioning of sugar mills in the district, the official said the Srirama Cooperative Sugar Factory of Chunchanakatte in KR Nagar taluk would open this year and start crushing activities this season. Bannari Amman Sugar Limited will start crushing sugarcane from next month, he informed. The farmers' leaders also demanded the DC to initiate measures for the extension of Fasal Bima crop insurance cover to all horticulture crops, clear encroachments of lakes, conduct soil tests in all Krishi Samparka Kendras, among several other demands. Deputy conservator of forests (Mysuru Circle) KN Basavaraju said the forest department also initiated measures for the improvement of planting trees and saplings on roadsides, as well as other afforestation and social forestry activities in the district. Superintendent of police N Vishnuvardhana, zilla panchayat deputy secretaries M Krishnaraju and Savitha, and joint director of agriculture M Ravi were present.
