SHRC directive to cut trees posing danger
The Hindu
PWD had failed to cut the 3 trees by the roadside near the petitioner’s house
The Kerala State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has directed the Thiruvananthapuram Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) to take steps under Section 133 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to remove three trees standing precariously by the roadside in front of the house of musician Perumabavoor G. Ravindranath. Acting on a petition by Mr. Ravindranath, commission chairperson Antony Dominic directed the SDM to use the special powers vested in him/her to cut the trees in front of the house of the vocalist-composer on Moolayil Lane, Sasthamangalam. The move comes in the wake of the failure of the Public Works Department (PWD) to take effective steps to cut the trees despite a commission directive.More Related News