The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Coimbatore District Collector to refrain from cutting down two old trees on Mettupalayam Road.
A petition filed by Coimbatore resident Shahjahan said that two tamarind trees that had been around for around 100 years at the junction of the Flower Market on Mettupalayam Road were likely to be cut down for the construction of a new market.
A bench of Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana and expert member Satyagopal Korlapati noted on May 23 that the petitioner had also furnished photographs of the trees, which were beyond the pedestrian platform and not obstructing the road or the pathway.
