Pune’s Ganeshkhind Road Faces Another Tree Felling Drive Despite Court Orders.
Ganeshkhind Road in Pune, once known for its dense canopy of banyan and rain trees, is again at the center of controversy. Hundreds of trees have reportedly been marked for felling as part of a new phase of road widening linked to the Hinjewadi–Shivajinagar Metro Line 3 project. Many of these trees date back decades and were previously saved after a legal battle in the Bombay High Court, which had criticized the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) for their lack of long-term environmental planning.
Residents and environmental groups are now questioning the repeated disregard for the city’s ecological heritage. Activists who fought to protect these trees in 2023 say they are frustrated to see the same trees marked again for cutting. They argue that PMC has failed to consider sustainable design alternatives that preserve green cover while improving traffic flow. Locals also point out that compensatory plantations cannot replace the ecological value of mature trees. This growing tension highlights a larger concern — how Pune’s rapid infrastructure push is steadily erasing its green corridors and impacting urban livability.
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