Greens see red over proposal to remove trees prone to fall

Greens see red over proposal to remove trees prone to fall

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s decision to take stock of the trees which are prone to fall in future, and translocate them is raising several eyebrows.

As per the sources, close to 600 vulnerable trees have been identified in the six zones.

After the recent tree fall incidents resulting in fatalities, GHMC has taken up an exercise to enumerate the weak and vulnerable trees, and to translocate them if they are alive.

A week ago, a dried-up tree fell on a couple on a two-wheeler in Bolarum, killing the husband and grievously injuring the wife.

On Tuesday, due to heavy winds accompanied by rain, a total 39 trees were uprooted, a large number of them in the LB Nagar zone.

During the past month, the city has seen close to 700 trees or tree branches falling on roads & power lines due to stormy gusts of pre-monsoons showers.

GHMC Commissioner D. Ronald Rose confirmed that to prevent mishaps, trees vulnerable to fall are being identified. Dried-up trees, dead trees and trees leaning to one side are being enumerated across the circles.