After the Environmental Impact Assessment revealed that 32,572 trees have been identified for removal to build the four corridors of the 148-km BSRP, organisations from varying groups have expressed strong criticism and have began an online petition urging the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and K-Ride to attempt to minimise the number of trees slated to be chopped.
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The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) had sought permission for the clearance of a few trees standing in the MG Railway Colony area for the construction of railway quarters a couple of months ago. A public notice regarding the same was put up by BBMP, following which a field forest officer conducted a spot inspection.