Presence of sandalwood trees delay construction of NMCrsquos theatre

  • | Thursday | 15th November, 2018

Since sandalwood trees cannot be cut, NEERI suggested that they must be relocated.In August, advice was sought from the forest department because sandalwood trees cannot be cut or transplanted. There are a total of 126 trees that have to be cut for construction of the theatre at Nashik Road. The theatre work was scheduled to be completed in the next two years, but as of now the work has not even started. If Central Sandalwood Research Centre replies in negative the project will have to be shifted to some other locality in Nashik Road. The sandalwood trees were not visible.

NASHIK: The construction of civic body’s Natyagruha at Nashik Road has been delayed due to presence of sandalwood trees on the land allotted for the same.Civic officials have also expressed fear that it may not be possible to construct the theatre in the near future. Nashik Road does not have a theatre for cultural activities due to which the municipal corporation decided to construct a state-of-the-art theatre on this two acre plot. The theatre work was scheduled to be completed in the next two years, but as of now the work has not even started. The work was expected to start in September.A joint inspection by NMC officials and representatives of National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) was carried out for the trees on the plot. There are a total of 126 trees that have to be cut for construction of the theatre at Nashik Road. Of these there are 29 sandalwood trees.The NMC filed an affidavit in the high court seeking permission to cut the trees. Since sandalwood trees cannot be cut, NEERI suggested that they must be relocated.In August, advice was sought from the forest department because sandalwood trees cannot be cut or transplanted. Based on the advice of the forest department, the NMC wrote to Central Sandalwood Research Centre, Bengaluru seeking their help.“We are awaiting reply from Bengaluru. The trees are small but according to the rule we have to seek permission for cutting woody stems and sandalwood trees get woody very soon,” an NMC official said.“One-and-a-half-year ago a proposal was floated and at that time there were some thorny trees. The sandalwood trees were not visible. These could have been small then and hidden in the bushes. When we inspected the site, the trees were seen and NEERI said that these should be transplanted. We are seeking expert opinion on this issue. But now it seems unlikely that we will be able to construct a theatre here,” he added.Meanwhile, the tender for constructing the theatre was floated and work order was issued. If Central Sandalwood Research Centre replies in negative the project will have to be shifted to some other locality in Nashik Road.

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