Mysuru DC directs three-member committee to investigate axing of 40 trees on Hyder Ali Road
Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner G Lakshmikanth Reddy has constituted a three-member committee to inquire into the axing of 40 fully grown trees on Hyder Ali Road, which had infuriated the citizens of Mysuru and also led them to hold a candle-light protest.
The DC, issuing the order on Monday, said that the panel would be chaired by the Commissioner of the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and will include the Deputy Conservator of Forests, Hunsur, as a member, and the Executive Engineer of the District Urban Development and Planning Department as secretary, reports The Hindu.
The committee has been directed to probe the matter thoroughly and find if the project to widen the road was essential and if the axing of the trees was justified technically. The committee has also been asked to investigate if all required permissions and clearances had been obtained and if the action complied with the applicable regulations.
The panel has been given seven days’ time to investigate the matter and submit a detailed report carrying the findings and recommendations related to the issue.
Up to 40 trees near the office of the Superintendent of Police had been axed recently, with the officials claiming it to be a part of a road-widening project. The citizens, NGOs and environmentalists, however, had not only expressed shock at the felling of the fully grown trees on Hyder Ali Road but also protested against the move by the government authorities. They had questioned the need to replace green cover with urban infrastructure and also to widen a road that had no traffic congestion problem.
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Jharkhand: 2 killed, 5 injured after being run over by truck
Garhwa/Hazaribag (PTI): Two persons were killed and five others injured after being allegedly run over by a truck in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Thursday evening, police said.
The deceased were standing near a roadside puncture repair shop in Charhi when the accident happened, they said.
The injured persons were admitted to the Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital, they added.
"The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained," said a police officer.
In another accident in Garhwa, two men in their mid-20s died after being hit by a speeding tractor, police said.
The accident happened in the Mahuliya panchayat in the Garhwa police station area in the early hours, they said.
"Rahul Chaudhary (26) and Nandlal Ram (26) were standing near their motorcycle on the roadside. A speeding tractor coming from the opposite direction hit them. Rahul died on the spot, while Nandlal succumbed to the injuries while being taken to the Sadar Hospital," said a police officer.
"Immediately after the mishap, the tractor driver abandoned the vehicle and fled. The tractor has been seized, and raids are underway to apprehend the absconding driver," he said.
