Chandigarh, March 24 -- After the Chandigarh administration approved the felling of 339 trees at the designated 44-acre site in the Sector 56-West bulk material market to facilitate the relocation of the Dhanas marble market and the furniture market in Sectors 53 and 54, the process of axing will begin from Tuesday. Of the 339 trees, 305 are green trees, while 34 trees are dry trees.

The administration had earlier set March 31 as the deadline for the completion of the construction work, which will be delayed. Once the work is complete, booths at the site will be auctioned to relocate the two unauthorised markets.

A senior officer from the UT administration said, "The administration had received the approval for the removal of trees to d...