India, June 9 -- While the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is urging housing societies to plant trees uprooted due to road widening and development works, residents allege delays in permissions to prune overgrown/dangerous trees/tree branches that pose serious risk during the monsoon. There is growing concern among housing societies in Kothrud, Aundh, Baner, Hadapsar and Kondhwa over probable treefall incidents that could damage property and even endanger lives.

While the garden department of the PMC insists that trimming permissions are mandatory under the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, residents allege that the process is time-consuming and lacks transparency even in cases flagged as emergencies. ...