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Vanishing shade: Coimbatoreโ€™s sparse tree cover falls prey to illegal felling

Environmentalists lay bare the glaring gaps in government protection for trees in public places; there is no clarity on the guidelines, Acts, Rules, or G.O.s that govern cutting of such trees, so much so that felling of a lush tree at a reserve site in the cityโ€™s Ward 20 went unpunished, they allege

MGP backs BEML OHC, calls for alternative to tree felling

Decides against lodging formal objection; acknowledges BEMLโ€™s greening efforts on its Mysuru campus

Objections invited over felling of 137 trees in Koorgalli, Yelwal

Police detain volunteers protesting tree felling near Hyderabadโ€™s KBR National Park