The issue of illegal tree-felling in Ajni Railway Colony is revealing new facts each day. In the latest development, the green activists claimed that Imambada Police were avoiding to lodge First Information Report (FIR) against Railway Land Development Authority (RLDA) and the contractor for the illegal act. According to the activists, the police are waiting for the completion of tree count process of the locality initiated by the Garden Department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), on Sunday. The green activists, on Monday, came up with a google map image highlighting the place with green canopy where illegal tree-felling took place recently. “The image of the Google Map clearly shows that the trees were there till a few days ago and now all the trees are chopped off for construction of the parking area by the contractor,” Jaideep Das, former Honorary Wildlife Warden told The Hitavada.

“The spot panchanama by NMC is underway. It will take some more days to complete. We have shared the google map images of Ajni Railway Colony with the police and NMC as well. The images show that the tree felling did take place at two-three places in the Colony,” said Das. “As per our estimate almost 400-500 trees (big and small), including few heritage trees, have been butchered mercilessly in the name of concrete development. The citizens do not oppose the railway station development including the platforms, bridges, FOB, etc., including a parking area for the commuters, but the we as citizen opposing the tree felling,” said green activist Anasuya Kale Chhabrani. The green activists claimed that the RLDA’s station development project is a re-modelled IMS project only with another bus stop which is under trial.