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Maharashtra: ‘Cutting 3,500 trees at Ajni instead of 7,000 is not environment conservation’ | Nagpur News – Times of India

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NAGPUR: Raising strong objection to the latest proposal of building just the inter-modal station (IMS) at Ajni, city environmentalists have analysed that the step would still cause massive environmental loss to the city. “Cutting 3,500 trees instead of 7,000 is not environment conservation,” they said.
Amid rising opposition to the IMS project at Ajni, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has submitted a fresh proposal to Central Railway, stating that schools, residential quarters, offices and other buildings will be rehabilitated at another site to save trees.
TOI recently reported NHAI’s decision to revise the plan, which was recently announced by Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari at a press meet in the city. For phase-1 of the project, 44.5 acre have been handed over to the Railway Land Development Authority (RLDA).
In a proposal submitted to Central Railways, NHAI requested the latter to provide its CONCOR depot land at Ajni for constructing utilities including schools, hospitals, residential quarters etc that have to be relocated. The IMS itself is planned on 44-acre lush green area at Ajni.
According to environment activists, at least 3,500-4,000 trees will have to be cut for the same. “This will still be a huge loss to city’s green cover and a thriving biodiversity habitat,” said environmentalist Jaydeep Das.
A presentation prepared by NHAI, that was accessed by activists through internal sources, reveals that multi-phased projects might come up at Ajni, in a total area of about 490 acres. This includes IMS phase 1 and 2, and central business district phase 1 and 2. While NHAI officials have not given any confirmation about the other phases, activists fear they might come up. “Who knows if after constructing IMS 1 on the 44-acre land, policymakers might bring other projects, eventually destroying the entire green lungs,” added Das.
Stating that NHAI’s decision will lead to both heritage and environmental loss, environment activist Anasuya Kale Chhabrani said, “Once destroyed, you won’t be able to build heritage structures back or grow a tree in a day. Moreover, the city’s water table will also suffer as the age-old trees hold groundwater.”
Activists have demanded that the entire project should be shifted to Khapri. “It will be a win-win situation in all aspects — the move will improve Mihan and industrial area at Butibori. It won’t cause congestion and pollution in the heart of the city,” added Kale.



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