DH Impact: MCC approves Council decision to impose penalty on those who fail to deconcretise tree bases

Followed by Report published in DH on May 12 2025 DCF Mysuru territorial division, K N Basavaraju had written a letter to MCC Commissioner Sheikh Tanveer Asif asking him to take measures to de-concretise trees on priority in eight major roads which they have already surveyed.

Mysuru: Following an article in DH on most of the tree bases on road sides in Mysuru being concretised, Mysore City Corporation has approved a council decision that any person who concretises trees has to deconcretise within months, post which they will impose a fine of Rs 2000.

MCC Commissioner Sheikh Tanveer Asif informed DH.

He added, "All work orders will have conditions that the contractor will restore breathing space for water absorption. Legacy cases will be dealt with by MCC on priority. We have already initiated deconcritisation on some major roads," he informed.

Followed by a report published in DH on May 12 2025, DCF Mysuru territorial division, K N Basavaraju, had written a letter to MCC Commissioner Sheikh Tanveer Asif asking him to take measures to de-concretise trees on priority in eight major roads which they have already surveyed.

Article in DH had highlighted how most of the tree bases on roadsides in Mysuru are covered with concrete, tar or interlocked pavements, affecting their health, growth, survival with inadequate aeration and percolation of water and nutrition to their roots.