<p>Bengaluru: Bangalore University (<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bangalore-university">BU</a>) has received over 600 objections to its proposal to cut more than 400 trees at the Jnanabharathi campus for constructing an academic and research block.</p>.<p>The varsity recently issued a public notice through the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) forest wing, seeking permission to axe 419 trees in survey number 6.</p>.<p>In response, environmentalists, activists, and citizens filed objections, urging the BBMP to deny permission for the enumeration of trees.</p>.<p>Activists claimed the proposed site contains heritage trees and is home to over 160 birds and butterfly species.</p>.Bangalore University campus has transformed into a butterfly wonderland. Here’s how... .<p>However, BU stated that most trees at the site are eucalyptus, neither rare nor part of the campus’s bio-park zone.</p>.<p>"We will address the objections with scientific reports on the tree species at the site,” said Dr Jayakara SM, Vice-Chancellor, BU. "The university remains committed to student-focused, environmentally conscious infrastructure, and has planted six lakh saplings across the campus while maintaining a well-developed bio-park." </p>.<p>The proposed academic and research block is planned over 1,07,376 sqft and 16,163 sqft, respectively, using Rs 100 crore sanctioned under the Prime Minister Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA) scheme. The university risks losing the funds if construction does not begin within the stipulated period.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: Bangalore University (<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bangalore-university">BU</a>) has received over 600 objections to its proposal to cut more than 400 trees at the Jnanabharathi campus for constructing an academic and research block.</p>.<p>The varsity recently issued a public notice through the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) forest wing, seeking permission to axe 419 trees in survey number 6.</p>.<p>In response, environmentalists, activists, and citizens filed objections, urging the BBMP to deny permission for the enumeration of trees.</p>.<p>Activists claimed the proposed site contains heritage trees and is home to over 160 birds and butterfly species.</p>.Bangalore University campus has transformed into a butterfly wonderland. Here’s how... .<p>However, BU stated that most trees at the site are eucalyptus, neither rare nor part of the campus’s bio-park zone.</p>.<p>"We will address the objections with scientific reports on the tree species at the site,” said Dr Jayakara SM, Vice-Chancellor, BU. "The university remains committed to student-focused, environmentally conscious infrastructure, and has planted six lakh saplings across the campus while maintaining a well-developed bio-park." </p>.<p>The proposed academic and research block is planned over 1,07,376 sqft and 16,163 sqft, respectively, using Rs 100 crore sanctioned under the Prime Minister Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA) scheme. The university risks losing the funds if construction does not begin within the stipulated period.</p>
