Since the last two days, trees have been uprooted in the city of Thane due to the gusty winds, but the municipal survey has revealed that there are 98 very dangerous and 200 dangerous trees in the entire city. Out of them 70 are extremely dangerous and 150 dangerous trees have been removed. Also, Commissioner Abhijit Bangar has directed to complete the work of trimming the branches of dangerous trees along the roads and other places immediately.
Every year in the Thane municipal area, trees are uprooted due to stormy winds. It has the highest rate of falling of exotic trees. Some citizens have also lost their lives in such incidents. To avoid such incidents, the Thane Municipal Corporation conducts a survey of the trees in the city every year. It lists endangered and threatened trees. Action is taken to remove this tree so that it does not cause loss of life. This year too, Thane Municipal Corporation has conducted a similar survey of trees. It has been revealed that there are 98 extremely dangerous and 200 dangerous trees in the entire city, out of which 70 extremely dangerous and 150 dangerous trees have been removed. Removal of remaining trees is underway.
Apart from this, out of 7823 branches of trees, around 4000 branches have been pruned. According to the municipal sources, a GPS system has been installed on the dumper that transports the tree branches so that they can be picked up immediately after cutting the tree branches and to monitor this work.
Commissioner's Instructions
Pruning of overgrown branches of trees in the city is important and should be done regularly. The tree authority department should take a daily report of how many branches of trees have been cut in the city. Danger trees should be surveyed and care should be taken to avoid loss of life and money. The road should be cleared immediately at the place where the tree falls during the monsoon period. For this, coordination with the fire brigade should be done. Sufficient number of electric cutters and other necessary materials should be kept available. Care should also be taken to ensure that tree branches do not lie on the side of the road. Commissioner Abhijit Bangar has given orders in the meeting that if an emergency situation occurs in any part of the city during monsoon, the fire department should be alert to reach the incident site in minimum time with necessary equipment.
If more money is taken, action will be taken against the contractor
It is necessary to cut dangerous trees or branches in private housing complexes as well as in private places. It is the duty of the Municipal Corporation to see that private housing complex owners are not exploited in this work. Thus we have appointed a contractor for cutting the branches of trees, in this regard the concerned department should fix the rates and ensure that the contractor does not charge a single rupee more than the fixed rate. Also, Commissioner Bangar has ordered that if an excessive amount is charged through the contractor, he should be blacklisted immediately.
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