Mysuru, May 12 -- Form Committee to identify heritage trees in city, celebrate them annually, says Senior Botanist

The recent felling of 40 trees on Hyder Ali Road has outraged the citizens of Mysuru. In a bid to find solutions to stop further tree felling, Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) conducted an interaction session with Botanist and former Senior Adviser (Scientist-H), Department of Biotechnology, R. Natesh, at its premises in Yadavagiri last evening.

Natesh, who is also the author of the book 'Iconic Trees of India,' spoke about the need for conserving trees and the importance of trees in different religions and a plan of action for protecting them.

Through his several references, Natesh gave out several examples regarding the i...