Gujarat govt chops off 193 banyan trees in state

Amid the tall claims of the government of ‘tree-plantation’, the Gujarat government razed 193 banyan trees in the state.

Gir Somnath saw the highest razing of banyan trees at 63, while 21 banyan trees were cut in the state’s ‘green’ capital Gandhinagar.

As many as 38 banyan trees were razed in Kutch, 27 in Morbi, 15 in Jamnagar, 9 in Vadodara, and 6 in Patan and Ahmedabad.

While the government aimed to grow 10 lakh trees across 100 hectares spread at 82 locations, old trees are being cut in the cities.

Recently, AMC chopped off over 100 age-old trees at the Panjrapol junction to build a flyover.

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