Chorus for cutting trees grows

• More than 500 requests for tree pruning were received in the Thiruvananthapuram range over the past six months, according to Forest Department officials.
• Destruction caused by uprooted trees and damage caused by branches falling during heavy rain seem to have led to people paying more attention to trees that pose danger.

Priority

• We can clear the branches of trees located on Corporation roads or on the premises of our offices once we get the approval from the Tree Protection Committee. 
• We are giving priority in case of educational institutions and hospitals to ensure that the pruning is carried out soon enough. Some of the councelor are not specific, as they don’t pinpoint specific trees to be pruned but request pruning for a larger area. For the bigger trees, above a specific size we need to call for a tender before we can do anything says the official.