Ex-forest officer flays tree-felling

On Monday, A Krishna Swamy, retired Chief Conservator of Forests, said BBMP was incapable of maintaining the City’s environment and greenery.

“Cutting trees was a disastrous decision, especially because they were very old,” said Swamy. He was speaking at an award ceremony organised by Karnataka Forest Department and the B Marappa Memorial Trust at Aranya Bhavan, wherein eight forest department personnel were feted. 

Swamy said, “If the cutting of trees continues, a day will  come when the City will have no trees.” Barren land should not be given to industries and be converted into grazing fields.