Translocation of 49 old trees begins in Kakinada Updated: Updated: Visakhapatnam-based experts roped in for the initiative Share Article Visakhapatnam-based experts roped in for the initiative The translocation of 49 trees, which are three decades old, is in full swing on the campus of the Kakinada Municipal Corporation office in East Godavari district. The trees are being translocated in order to make space for construction of new buildings. Launched on May 19 on a pilot basis, the initiative is being taken up under the aegis of the Kakinada Smart City Corporation Limited (KSCCL). KSCCL authorities have roped in Visakhapatnam-based Balaji Nursery for the translocation of the 49 trees. “We are determined not to fell the old trees for any proposed developmental works, in the city If the translocation initiative goes as planned, we will commit ourselves to never fell any tree for any developmental work,” Kakinada Municipal Corporation Commissioner Swapnil Dinakar told