The BBMP has invited tenders for planting 26,340 saplings under compensatory afforestation for the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project's Corridor 2 (Baiyappanahalli-Chikkabanavara).
The afforestation is estimated to cost Rs 8.18 crore and will be carried out in the BBMP's Bommanahalli, Dasarahalli and South zones. The saplings have to be planted in 2023-24 and maintained for five years until 2028-29, according to the tender notice.
The project is being carried out by K-RIDE.
The BBMP has also invited bids for planting 5,620 saplings as compensatory afforestation for the widening of Gunjur-Belathur Road, which K-RIDE has undertaken. The estimated cost is Rs 1.74 crore.
Separately, the BBMP has invited tenders for planting 7,950 saplings at a cost of Rs 2.47 crore under compensatory afforestation for the Yeshwantpur-Channasandra railway doubling project.