Who is axing trees in Sector 27?
Tribune News Service Chandigarh, April 4 For the past few days, some portions of the green cover around the residential premises in Sector 27 A has been cleared off. Much to the displeasure of environmental artiste Nek Chand, who spent years in developing and nurturing the said area, many trees have been felled on the particular stretch of land which falls very near to his house. Where many trees have already faced the axe, it still remains a mystery as to who are the people responsible for the felling business in the green area. Four poles of electricity have been put up in the area after clearing up some trees and a transformer is waiting to be installed at the said site. Where the direct blame of felling the trees falls on the UT Electricity Department people, they deny the charge point blank. Mr V.P. Dhingra, superintending engineer, in charge, when contacted today said, “Yes, we are in the process of installing a transformer on the area, but we have not axed the trees. We are only
