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Bengaluru lost 19,000 trees to projects in three years
Deccan Herald··5 Jul
About 19,000 trees were axed in Bengaluru over three years for metro lines, road widening and flyovers, Deccan Herald reported on July 5. Namma Metro expansion and infrastructure works drove most removals. The report frames the figure as the cost of the city's growth. Separate proposals could fell nearly two lakh trees for the Bidadi AI township.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Residents along metro and road widening corridors have seen mature trees removed despite sapling plantation drives elsewhere in the city.
- Heat and air quality in Bengaluru depend on existing tree cover that saplings take years to replace.
- Farmers near Bidadi face a separate proposal that RTI data links to nearly two lakh trees if land is acquired.
What's Happening
- Deccan Herald reported roughly 19,000 trees were cut in Bengaluru over three years for development projects.
- Removals were linked to Namma Metro expansion, road widening and flyover construction.
- Official data cited by Times of India recorded 19,904 fully grown trees axed between 2020 and mid-2025.
Growth Versus Green Cover
- Over eight lakh saplings were planted in the same period, but mature trees were lost mainly to infrastructure work.
- Metro Phase 2 and rail projects in 2022-23 alone accounted for 7,199 of 7,426 trees felled that year.
- The proposed Bidadi AI township could require felling nearly two lakh trees across nine villages per RTI replies.
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