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Thane Pokharan road widening: 1,000 trees get a new life

The aggressive TMC has been sparing no one when it comes to road widening in various parts of Thane. More than 1,000 structures have been demolished by the civic body and over 800 vacated to undertake the road widening work since a month.

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TMC chief Sanjeev Jaiswal said no tree would be cut for widening of Pokharan road No2, which is set to become 40ft from the current 25ft
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On World Earth Day last week, more than 1,000 trees were saved from being hacked. There was a proposal to cut these trees for the road widening of Pokharan road numbers 1 and 2 and other roads in Thane, but after opposition from residents, Thane Municipal Corporation decided to spare them from the axe.

The aggressive TMC has been sparing no one when it comes to road widening in various parts of Thane. More than 1,000 structures have been demolished by the civic body and over 800 vacated to undertake the road widening work since a month.

Continuing with its ambitious drive the civic body has taken up the road widening work at Pokharan road numbers 1 and 2 this month. Over 1,400 trees were to be cut for the work as well as for construction by builders across the city. The proposal was raised in the tree authority meeting last week.

The proposal was initially passed the same day. i.e. on World Earth Day, but a few residents got to know about it and raised objections. "It was a shame that on Earth Day, on April 22, they decided to cut trees," said Chandrahas Tawde, an activist.

He alleges that he immediately contacted Sunil Chavan, additional commissioner of TMC, and raised the issue, "We condemn the action of tree authority and demanded resignation of its chairman," he said.

Subsequently, the proposal was called off and only 400 trees, which are to be cut by builders and developers, was passed. In addition, civic chief Sanjeev Jaiswal said no trees will be cut for widening of Pokharan road No2, which is set to become 40 feet from the current 25 feet.

"The road will be widened without cutting any trees and a service road will be built adjacent to the current footpath," said Jaiswal.

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