The district administration registered a case against Indore-based coloniser on the charge of felling trees during construction of his colonies on Wednesday.
The coloniser had cut 16 trees in his colonies falling under Mhow tehsil. It was also alleged that the colonies are being developed without diversion permission in Gujerkheda panchayat area. locals had complained to SDM KVS Choudhary who immediately with Tehsildar Nidhi Verma reached the site and seized the chopped trees. The case was registered against the coloniser Yogesh Mishra alias Munna doctor of Indore who has chopped the trees to start the development work for the colony.
locals alleged that this land is fruit garden and it has more than 100 trees of different variety of fruit some of the trees are around 100 years old. SDM Mhow KVS Choudhary has fined Rs 50,000 for each tree a total of Rs 8 lakh for all 16 trees.
locals claimed that this garden besides the fruit production is also a region for residence of thousands of birds and sometimes migratory birds flying for long distances halt here for many days before starting their journey.
SDM Mhow KVS Choudhary told The Pioneer that it was painful to see such lush green huge trees lying on the ground. The increase in green belt and plantation of trees is among the prime focus of the State Government and district administration. I have fined Rs 50,000 for each tree. locals told that the district administration should not give diversion of this fruit garden for the development of colony in future for the sake of the environment.