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Aurangabad: The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is cutting trees at the mango and chikoo orchard at Harsul Sawangi to expand its waste facility. The civic body first started cutting the trees in June. “The garden department of the AMC has not been informed about any cutting of trees and they cannot cut any trees without our permission. The civic body has not sought the permission of the tree authority in the AMC nor has it issued any public notice in this regard.Meanwhile, activists are irked by the AMC’s insensitivity. TOI had published a ground report on September 14 along with pictures of the trees that had been axed by the civic body..