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Time of India
2 days ago
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More than 200 fruit trees to boost Salt Lake green cover
1 2 Kolkata: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will plant over 200 small and medium-sized fruit trees of different varieties across Salt Lake. BMC MMIC (Environment) Rahima Bibi Mondal said saplings of mango, rose apple, guava, sapota, and other trees will be planted at various locations. "The fruit trees will be planted along the roads and parks. Surveys are being carried out to find suitable locations for plantation. The aim is to increase greenery," Mondal said. It was earlier decided by the civic authorities that henceforth, only small and medium-sized flower and fruit trees would be planted instead of the taller varieties. This decision was taken to ensure better urban planning and safety, as a number of accidents had occurred recently due to tall trees getting uprooted and falling on the road. Two years ago, a 40-year-old died after succumbing to injuries a few days after a large dead tree fell on him inside a cluster at Salt Lake's Purbachal housing. Horticulture experts mentioned that the nature of the soil in Salt Lake is such that large trees, which have deep roots, should not be planted on the roadside boulevards as they cannot penetrate deep into the soil. "Instead, small or medium-sized palm trees should be considered," said an expert. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like This Device Made My Power Bill Drop Overnight elecTrick - Save upto 80% on Power Bill Pre-Order Undo The civic authorities have started conducting a fresh tall tree health survey across Salt Lake. "Councillors are providing a list of tall trees that are in bad shape. Those that are dead or in a very damaged state will be uprooted, and other trees will be trimmed to reduce their weight so that they can properly stand. Trees showing signs of decay or structural weakness will either be treated by trimming or cutting off the damaged portions or be removed if necessary and replaced with suitable small or medium-sized trees," said a civic official. Residents are welcoming the civic body's move, saying that tall trees had fallen several times at different places, not only causing accidents but also damaging public utilities like cars and boundary walls of parks. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Eid wishes , messages , and quotes !
Time of India
26-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
BMC starts another round of health audit of tall trees in Salt Lake
1 2 Kolkata: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started another round of health survey of tall trees across Salt Lake. "Local councillors have been asked to identify and give a list of tall trees that are in bad shape, after which corrective measures will be taken. Trees with large canopies are pruned periodically from the top to reduce their weight, while fully dead or damaged trees are felled with the forest department's permission," said BMC MMiC (environment) Rahima Bibi Mondal. Horticulture experts pointed out that the nature of the soil in Salt Lake was such that large trees with deep roots should not be planted along roads, where the roots could not penetrate too deep into the earth. "Small or medium-sized palm trees should be considered for Salt Lake," said an expert. Previously, over 50 trees, which were found fully damaged, dead or dangerously leaning towards the road, were cut down, and many were pruned to reduce the weight of their canopy to avoid any mishap. The exercise is being taken up periodically after a number of tall trees in Salt Lake uprooted over the past few years. Two years ago, a 40-year-old died a few days after a part of a tree fell on him at Salt Lake's Purbachal housing. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo This year, BMC has doubled the budgetary allocations for environment than that last year, from Rs 7 lakh to Rs 20 lakh, and also increased allocations for better maintenance of parks and gardens and maintenance of trees from Rs 70 lakh last year to Rs 1.2 crore this year. Following a tree health audit that was first carried out in 2022, about 100 tall trees across Salt Lake were found to be in bad shape, with many dangerously leaning on one side. Officials said that they aimed to take up avenue plantation by planting only small and medium-sized trees, which were suitable for the nature of the township's soil.
