36 trees were Chopped off on the eve of Gandhi’s birth anniversary for GANDHI MANDIR in GANDHI Nagar!!!!

The Forest Department on Friday chopped off 36 trees to make way for further construction of Mahatma Gandhi Mandir in Gandhinagar, a move that has left Gandhians fuming.

“Gandhi was for protection of environment. The mandir could have been constructed at any of the open areas in the capital. That would have saved hundreds of trees,” said senior Gandhian Aurn Buch who is also an office-bearer of Gandhinagar Residents Association. It is an irony that the tress were felled on the eve of Gandhi’s birth anniversary, he added.
About 1000 trees will be felled to make way for the mandir, according to Gandhinagar District Officer Bhavin Vyas. Many trees on the Sports Authority of India campus will also have to be chopped. As many as 4500 trees will be hacked for the mandir and the “central vista” being build from the mandir to Vidhan Sabha. The Roads and Buildings Department has already obtained the permission for this from the district forest officer.

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