Green cover: some ground realities
Price for development: The stump of a tree cut down to clear the approach to the Jones Road subway as seen on Sunday. A court directive to plant 50 saplings for every tree that is cut down in the city seems to be ignored by the powers-that-be. Following a public interest litigation (PIL) petition questioning the felling of trees for the construction of flyovers, the State government was also instructed to institute a Tree Authority.