Ludhiana, March 3 -- Residents of Gurdev Nagar have submitted a complaint to the municipal corporation (MC) commissioner and the principal secretary of local bodies department, demanding immediate action against the large-scale cutting and pruning of trees in their locality in the past few days.

Social activist and Gurdev Nagar resident Ravinder Pal Singh Ghai said that for the past few days, several fully grown trees in the parks and along the roads of Gurdev Nagar have been chopped in the name of pruning.

"This is not the first time such careless tree cutting has been carried out. The horticulture department is taking the matter very casually and does not seem to understand the long-term environmental consequences. When residents try ...