The Wildlife and forest department of Union Territory rejects the proposal of the railway’s station development authority. They denied to cut down the 1,300 trees that are located on railway land under part of the redevelopment project of Chandigarh Railway Station.
According to officials, there are over 1000 trees situated on the Panchkula side that are the exit of exit, with the remaining being situated on the Chandigarh side.
The authority of rail land sends an environmental management plan to Indian Railway authorities and takes the permission to cut trees, but the forest department of Chandigarh returns to plea and asks to apply again after authorities approve the environment management plan.
Why does the railway land authority not chop trees
The land on which the forest redevelopment work occurs belongs to Ambala railway station. The rail land authority got the time limits permission to cut down the trees; most of the eucalyptus from the department existed in 2019, 2020, and 2021.
However, despite having received the nod then, the RLDA never proceeded to chop any of the trees in question in any of the three years. The officials also said that more than 1000 trees are situated on the Panchkula side exits of a railway station, whereas the rest tree situated on the Chandigarh side.
Why is there a need to cut down trees?
The trees are cleared to make space for station outlets, parking spaces, and center construction for public use. Make space for the outlets of the station, expansion of the parking space, and construct public utility centers. According to officials, this idea makes the world-class railway station and provides the best amenities to passengers that are found at international airports.
The RLDA plant around a total of 6,100 saplings, which is five times the proposed number of trees to cut, said to officials. Saurabh Singh, deputy general manager of RLDA, confirmed that they submitted the application to take permission to cut down the trees with the management plan.
What the forest department of Chandigarh decide
The Chandigarh forest department rejected the proposal and asked for approval of the environmental management plan. The approval is currently pending from the Indian Railways, and it is supposed to grant in a short time.
In the RLDA provisional plan, they undertake the responsibility to plan more trees instead of cutting them. They also take responsibility for waste segregation properly and other environmental measures.
The decision was taken by the wildlife and forest department to deny the proposal to cut down the trees. In this way, they highlight the importance of a green environment around us, which is important to maintain the ecological balance and mitigate the effects of change in the climate.
Conclusion
Chandigarh is popular for its greenery and is referred to as ” city beautiful” because of its green space and huge space. This authority’s decision to preserve nature and ensure protection makes benefits our future. This is the reason why they reject the proposal to cut down trees to make the world-class railway station.
