Trees Trimmed To Make Advertisement Boards Visible In Ahmedabad, Sparks Row

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is announcing the planting of lakhs of trees. On the other hand, illegal trees are being uprooted. Apart from this, allegations of heavy trimming of old and big trees have come to light to make advertisement boards clearly visible. It has come to light that the branches of the trees around the advertisement boards in the central verge from SG Highway towards Ring Road have been cut in such a way that the boards can be easily seen. Following the incident, anger is being seen among environmentalists.

The boards of advertising companies were being covered due to the branches of the trees in the central verge. It is alleged that the trees were trimmed only with the aim of making the boards clearly visible and not obstructing the advertisements. Especially in the places where advertisement boards have been installed, the motive behind the work has also become suspicious as heavy trimming is being done in the trees around the places where advertisement boards have been installed.

Allegations of cutting down big trees against ‘Mission Million Tree’

The corporation claims to plant new saplings under the campaign ‘Mission Million Tree’. But on the other hand, large-scale trimming of branches of old and big trees is being done. Environmentalists allege that along with the work of planting new small saplings, old trees are not being maintained and big trees are being uprooted for the benefit of advertising companies.

Notices earlier, but the same situation again

It has come to light that a notice has been given to Chitra Publicity in the case of trimming trees around the advertisement board. However, once again, such heavy trimming in Central Verge has raised questions about the functioning of the garden department. Although many such cases have come to light in the past, no permanent solution has been found.

Who got the trimming done? Officials also unaware

Questions have also been raised about who did the heavy trimming of the trees and whether the corporation's permission was taken or not. There is talk that the officials themselves do not have sufficient knowledge about this work. There are also allegations that the trees were trimmed to make the board visible with the connivance of advertising companies and some officials of the garden department, although this has not been officially confirmed.

Garden department again in the mood of 'taking action'

After the incident came to light, the garden department is talking about investigating and taking action. However, after notices and claims of action were made earlier, such incidents are recurring, and questions are being raised about the action taken only on paper. If the branches of the trees were cut to make the advertising board visible, there is a demand from environmentalists that strict action be taken by fixing the responsibility.