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Banyan tree pruned on Vat Savitri sparks outrage; PMC reacts
short by Free Press Journal / on 11 Jun 2025,Wednesday
A banyan tree at Savitribai Phule Pune University was drastically pruned on Vat Savitri, drawing public ire. Social activist Hema Chari condemned the excessive trimming as “very harmful” and “throws the tree off balance”. Pune Municipal Corporation clarified that the pruning was carried out by Pune Metro, citing obstruction to heavy machinery, not PMC.
short by Free Press Journal / 10:30 pm on 11 Jun
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