K-RIDE asks BBMP permission to remove 157 trees for suburban rail project

Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project (BSRP) work going on by Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Limited, K RIDE in Bengaluru

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Bengaluru: K-RIDE has requested the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to grant permission for the removal of close to 157 trees in and around Benniganahalli for Corridor 2 of the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project (BSRP).

The trees are to be removed for multiple works, including the construction of a viaduct beyond the Chikkabanawara railway station, a foot overbridge (FOB), and four stations — Chikkabanawara, Shettigere, Mydrahalli, and Yeshwantpur.

Recently, a proposal to cut down 368 trees near the Cantonment Railway Colony in Vasanth Nagar for a project by the Ministry of Railways had drawn citizens’ ire. The BBMP has called for objections to the removal of these trees. The public can send their objections to: The Deputy Conservator of Forests and Tree Officer, BBMP, NR Square, Bengaluru-560002; e-mail: [e-mail]. And, The GM, SEMU, K-RIDE, Bengaluru; e-mail: [e-mail]

Objections are to be submitted within 10 days.