A 30-year-old peepal tree, obstructing traffic at Gollapudi One Centre, was translocated by the horticulture wing of the Amaravati Development Corporation (ADC) on Saturday (May 17). Lifted and carried by a crane, it was planted near a bus shelter nearby to provide shade to the public.
ADC horticulture wing head V.S. Dharmaja supervised the translocation, facilitated by the traffic police. Translocation is done to mitigate the harm to the environment caused by removal of trees. Trees are uprooted and rehabilitated elsewhere instead of discarding them to wither away.
Peepal trees are considered by Hindus as sacred, and they have medicinal properties also. Devotees walk around these trees (circumambulation) on auspicious occasions.
Published – May 17, 2025 06:38 pm IST
