By Maj. Gen. (Retd.) S.G. Vombatkere The night-time felling of 75-year-old Peltophorum trees by the Mysuru City Corporation on Hyder Ali Road shocked the people of Mysuru. In an unprecedented expression of outrage, nearly 2,000 Mysureans assembled on the evening of Apr. 18, 2025, at the site of this “green carnage” and stood peacefully and…
Seeks report within seven days Environmentalists and concerned citizens have questioned the necessity and legality of the act. Media reports suggest there was no urgent need for road widening in this area, yet the trees were axed in apparent haste. — Forest Minister Eshwar B. Khandre Mysuru: Forest Minister Eshwar B. Khandre has ordered a…
Mysuru: Even as the ‘Save Trees of Mysuru’ movement gathers momentum, plans to axe 125 trees for the proposed widening of Manandavadi Road have drawn sharp criticism from environmental activists. The project, stretching from the Outer Ring Road Junction to Udbur Gate till the Dr. Vishnuvardhan Memorial, has reignited the debate over urban development versus…
Mysuru: Various environmental organisations had called for a solemn candlelight tribute to the 40 felled trees, an event attended by Krishnaraja MLA T.S. Srivatsa. Speaking to the media during the gathering, the MLA stressed that the protest was free of political motives and said that everyone had come together to condemn the Government’s action. He…
Mysuru: The shocking overnight felling of 40 trees along Hyder Ali Road last Sunday has left Mysuru’s citizens furious and demanding answers. Authorities claim the move was for “road widening and development.” The width of the road is not 30 feet but 50 feet. But the reckless haste and lack of transparency have only deepened…
Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar has strongly condemned the large-scale felling of trees, calling it unacceptable in the name of development. The MP voiced his full support for the citizen-led campaign, describing the incident as a “tree massacre.” He emphasised that development must go hand-in-hand with environmental protection and called for sustainable alternatives. “Under no…
By Dr. Vishweshwaraiah Prakash, FRSC, Former CFTRI Director After reading about the massacre of 40 heritage trees, I have been contemplating what can be done now, both short-term and long-term, for the past two days. To recall India’s history, we know of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre at Amritsar recorded as one of the treacherous acts of…
Last evening, thousands of Mysureans gathered for a candlelight march, mourning the loss of 40 majestic trees, each over 70 years old, felled overnight along a short 300-metre stretch of Hyder Ali Road. Will this move the authorities? Unlikely. But it will make them think twice next time. That alone makes the protest matter. But…
Rs. 5 crore to widen 0.36 km road Mysuru: Amid public outrage and a planned candlelight protest this evening over the felling of 40 fully grown, shade-giving trees — each over 50 years old — on Hyder Ali Road near the SP Office, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has come under intense criticism from environmental…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy April 13 is likely to be remembered as a black day in Mysuru’s environmental history. In the early hours of that morning, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), in an act shrouded in secrecy, carried out a green massacre by axing more than 40 fully grown, decades-old heritage trees lining Hyder Ali…
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