MCC draws up action plan against trees endangering public safety
The Hindu
Tree fall claims life of an auto-driver
The death of a 43-year-old person when a tree collapsed on the autorickshaw he was driving near Five Lights Circle during the rains lashing the city on Thursday evening has brought the roadside trees endangering public safety under sharp focus.
The tree fell on the autorickshaw of Ejaz Ahmed when he was proceeding from St. Philomena’s Church towards Five Lights Circle with a passenger. The passenger, however, had a miraculous escape as the tree fell on the front portion of the vehicle.
Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Additional Commissioner M.J .Roopa told The Hindu that the tree was among those identified by the civic body for uprooting by the Forest Department. “It is a very unfortunate incident”, she said while adding that the matter was brought to the notice of Deputy Commissioner Bagadi Gautham, who has approved sanction of a compensation to the family of the deceased from the Calamity Relief Fund.