Free the tree
According to city-based environmentalists, while acacia is exempted under the Karnataka Preservation of Tree Act, the list of trees proposed to be felled for the development work also include honge, karijali, and mogali. They say trees and lakes can and must coexist.
Karnataka Forest Department Thigala Chowdadenahalli Lake Karnataka Preservation Tree Act Yamara Gram Gram Panchayat
Source: indiatimes.com