Mysuru: Get ready for another round of mass tree-felling in the heritage city. The Forest Department has given permission to cut 255 trees to facilitate road-widening works of an 8.5-kilometre stretch from Bogadi Ring Road Junction to Kumarabeedu Junction. The existing two-lane road will be widened to a four-lane one by the Public Works Department.
The Tree Committee led by Asst. Conservator of Forest Kripanidhi, Range Forest Officers Devaraj and Govindaraj gave permission to cut trees at a public hearing on the issue held at Aranya Bhavan in city yesterday.
