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Court Halts Tree Cutting for Mohali Roundabouts
24 Jan
Summary
- High court panel to review proposal to cut 250 trees for Mohali roundabouts.
- Court emphasizes balancing human lives with environmental protection.
- Punjab's forest and tree cover has significantly declined over two decades.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has intervened in a proposal by the Greater Mohali Development Authority (GMADA) to cut approximately 250 trees for constructing roundabouts in Mohali. The court has formed a committee of lawyers to examine this plan amid arguments from both petitioners and the government. This action comes after the high court previously imposed a ban on tree cutting across Punjab for infrastructure development.
The government argued that felling trees was essential for road safety and accident prevention, citing the need for new roundabouts. However, petitioners raised concerns about the transparency of afforestation efforts and the government's policy for granting tree-cutting permissions. The bench acknowledged the importance of human lives lost in accidents but also highlighted the necessity of preventing environmental degradation.
