50 metre-high tree was cut to make way for a building; forest officials seize truck carrying wood from hacked tree

Environmental activists are up in arms against Public Works Department (PWD) contractor Amol Malegaon-kar hacking a 40-year-old rain tree that stood near the Sassoon Hospital morgue on Monday.
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The space, on which the rain tree stood, is being used by the PWD to erect a new building.

Environmentalists Deepak Vahikar, Vaibhav Gandhi and Sanjay Bhosale confronted Malegaonkar on the site.

Malegaonkar admitted that he did not possess the necessary permission to transport the tree. They then asked him to accompany them to the Bundgarden Police Station.

Green warriors: Sanjay Bhosale, Deepak Vahikar, and Vaibhav Gandhi stand alongside the seized truck carrying wood of the hacked rain tree. Read Next Story WE GOT 'TAMIFLU' WITHOUT THE FLU› Trending Stories Latest Photos Latest Videos Latest Web Stories ADVERTISEMENT Mid-Day Fast ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT