The Sabuja Bahini and the Forum for Ganjam have severely criticised the district administration for felling of trees in the name of development in Brhampuar city.
“While the administration has given slogans like Pilatie, Gachhatie (Grow a child, grow a tree) and Sabuja Sundar Ama Brahmapur (Our Brahmapur is green, beautiful), felling of trees in the name of development is very disappointing,” said activists.
Informing that many grownup trees were cut along roadside from Haridakhandi to Mango Market, the two bodies demanded that trees be enrooted and planted at different places.
“We have submitted memorandums before the Works Department Executive Engineer and the district administration twice in favour of out demand. But nobody has listened to us. If cutting of trees goes on, Brahmpur will be tree-less soon,” alleged Subuja Bahini president Sibaram Panigrahi and secretary M Dillip Kumar, Acnhalika Bikash Parishad president Sagar Kumar Patro and secretary Bijenra Mahi and the Mahatma Helping Hand’s M Venkat Raman and Shyam Sundar Khandayat.
They demanded that the Government and the district administration intervene and ensure stopping of cutting of trees.