Campaign against Illegal Tree felling in Bangalore
Take Action
Checklist if you see a tree being cut
- No of tree(s)
- Type of tree
- Age of the tree (you can count the rings in the trunk if it is cut)
- Exact location of tree
- Tree Number (if any-embossed on the trunk)
- Nature of the land (Whether public, private or civic amenity site. Tree cutting even on private land needs permission)
- Condition of tree
- Reason given for the cutting of tree
- If possible take photographs
List of trees exempted from permission for cutting in pvt land
According to Sec 8 (7) of the Karnataka Preservation of Trees (Amendment) Act, 1987, trees exempted from permission for cutting in pvt land:
- Silver Oak (Grevillea robusta)
- Eucalyptus
- Coconut
- Subabul
- Casuarina (Casuarina equisetifolia; Sirvey in Kannada)
- Hopea wightina (Aiga in Kannada)
- Rubber (malnad type, which secretes milk)
- Sesbania
- Glyrecidia (Gobbarada Gida)
- Prosipis
- Erythrina