The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) authorities have acted on a citizen’s request to leave space for roadside trees to absorb rainwater by not asphalting around the tree trunk.
Environmentalist Vasanthkumar Mysoremath observed how roads are being asphalted — covering the entire space where the tree trunk meets the road — leaving no space for rainwater to percolate. Roadside trees are being choked by laying hot bitumen and compacting them at the trunk level leaving little space for rain water to reach the roots.
