Hebbal short tunnel: 1,072 trees to be transplanted, 56 to be felled, says BDA Chairman

Stressing that any infrastructure project will cause disruptions to traffic movement and involve tree felling, the BDA Chairman says that the Authority is taking all measures to minimise the inconvenience and tree loss.  | Photo Credit: File Photo

BDA Chairman N.A. Haris participating in The Hindu’s interactive programme ‘#THTalksBengaluru’, in Bengaluru on Thursday. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR

Among the 1,128 trees marked along the alignment of the Hebbal Short Tunnel Project in north Bengaluru, only 56 are proposed to be felled, while the remaining 1,072 are proposed to be transplanted, said N.A. Haris, Chairman of the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA). However, the proposal is subject to the approval of the Tree Committee.

Stressing that any infrastructure project would cause disruptions to traffic movement and involve tree felling, Mr. Haris said that the BDA was taking all measures to minimise the inconvenience and tree loss. He was speaking at ‘#THTalksBengaluru’, The Hindu’s reader connect programme, on Thursday.

“We have advanced technology for transplanting trees, which will be used to protect the green cover. In addition, we can plant more trees in the same place, above the tunnel, once its construction is complete,” he said.