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April 13: A dark day for Mysuru’s green heritage

By Bhamy V. Shenoy April 13 is likely to be remembered as a black day in Mysuru’s environmental history. In the early hours of that morning, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), in…

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Published April 17, 2025 · 3 min read
april 13: a dark day for mysur

By Bhamy V. Shenoy

April 13 is likely to be remembered as a black day in Mysuru’s environmental history. In the early hours of that morning, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), in an act shrouded in secrecy, carried out a green massacre by axing more than 40 fully grown, decades-old heritage trees lining Hyder Ali Road.

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