40 trees felled in Mysuru for road widening sparking outrage among activists

On Sunday, trees cultivated in forty and forty years in Mysuru, Wuidening, Sunday. Photo: Sriram Ma | Photo credit: Sriram Ma

The still and quiet Sunday stillness (April 13, 2025) in the morning in Mysuru shattered while citizens woke up with the devastating vision of 40 imposing trees fallen under the cover of the night, even when the heavy earth moved to the stum, in a ruglo, in the rumble. By the authorities as essential for the expansion of the road.

Citizens were bewildered and environmental tasks cried, since people had no idea of ​​the incident until photographs begged to circulate on social networks.

When it was contacted, the Forest Department officials said that the corporation of the city of MySuru had sought permission for the felling of the trees to bring to the width of the road from the Kalikaman temple on the Hyder Ali road to the circle of the SP office.

The MCC had searched permission on February 12, 2025, to cut the trees in the field that the road had to expand in 30 meters and the 40 trees obstructed it.

The MCC had searched permission on February 12, 2025, to cut the trees in the field that the road had to expand in 30 meters and the 40 trees obstructed it. | Photo credit: Sriram Ma

There is no case for the public audience

When it was contacted, Forest Dr. Kn Basavaraj’s attached curator said the permit was issued on the project requirement, but the MCC will have to compensate with 10 young trees per carved tree and, therefore, 400 young trees were planted as compensatory afforestation. In response to a question, he said that the public audience is only required if the number of trees seek to be demolished is more than 50, and therefore did not invite the objections of citizens in this case.

According to the evaluation and estimation of the forest department, the trees were at least 40 years old. This has incense citizens and a resident of the area for a long time, he said that the road did not have the volume of traffic to be extended, much less for the fault of the trees. All that was requested was the installation of a traffic signal or publish a traffic agent, since the place is at the crossroads of three roads, he added.

Shylajash, an environmentalist, said the compensatory offspring creates an illusion that ecology was being protected. But anyone who understands ecology knows that a 40 -year -old tree provides exponentially more carbon, shadow, biodiversity support and microclimate regulation than a sprout. Other activists pointed out that it will take decades to grow a offspring and provide the same ecological benefits as those that were talked, province these Sears survived at all.