Panjrapole trees

Even as the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) insists planting 30 lakh trees in the city this year to increase green cover, its move to cut down 80 trees at the Panjrapol junction is drawing substantial flak from the locals.

Notably, this flattening is part of the flyover project, which, once completed, will run from IIM, Vastrapur, to Ambawadi.

A week ago, residents stopped AMC’s garden department team from cutting down the trees on a nearby stretch, addressing a strong resentment among locals against the corporation.

Locals oppose the construction of the bridge on the 28- to 30-metre-long Dr Vikram Sarabhai Marg.

For the past year, residents have often approached the Municipal Commissioner and the ruling party officials regarding this flyover project.

Earlier, residents of the Panjrapole-IIM area filed a complaint against AMC for planning to chop down over 100 age-old trees in the area on the night of June 9.

Despite public dismay, the corporation ordered the flyover construction to commence on Mar 16 under the contract awarded to Ranjit Construction after the official nod.

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