Summary:
Arterial thoroughfares like FC Road and JM Road have a good tree cover and it must be carefully conserved. TimesView The footpath development work has been causing inconvenience to road users and the tree fall could have caused a serious accident. The experts from the civic body’s garden department should have given the contractor clear instructions to prevent any harm to trees. We coordinate with the garden department, but in this case, I shall have to check,” he said.The work on smart footpaths along FC Road has been on for almost five months now. It is an unfortunate incident,” the official added.PMC’s deputy engineer Dinkar Gojare explained that the garden department was consulted from time to time.“Two works, footpath development and 24X7 water supply pipeline, are under way in the area..