Published 23:30 IST, February 29th 2020
MNS alleges trees in Govt quarters injected with chemicals, felled to put up hoardings
On Friday, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) wrote a letter to the BMC asking them to take immediate cognizance of trees that were being chopped illegally
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On Friday, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) wrote a letter to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) asking m to take immediate cognisance of trees that were being chopped-off illegally. letter alleged that trees near Kaveri government quarters in Worli were being injected with chemicals to slowly kill m, after which y were chopped-off stating that y were ill.
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that was being cleared was n being used to put up hoardings and government vertisements particularly for Swachh Bharat Mission. MNS cited ir complaint under National Green Tribunal Act (NGT). NGT enables creation of a special tribunal to handle expeditious disposal of cases pertaining to environmental issues.
MNS also released pictures showing spots where trees h been injected and how y were slowly drying and rotting up.
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23:30 IST, February 29th 2020