Overview
- Nashik municipal commissioner Manisha Khatri said more than 60–70% of the 1,700-plus surveyed trees will be saved, with no tree present in 2015 slated for removal.
- The chief minister said only trees that are absolutely required would be removed and that replanting or translocation will be pursued, noting Nashik’s 300–350 acres versus Prayagraj’s 15,000 hectares.
- Deputy CM Ajit Pawar urged a conciliatory approach prioritising environmental balance, echoing protests even as he serves in the ruling coalition.
- Civic mobilisation expanded this week, with poets, birdwatchers recording 52 species, Hindu organisations and schoolchildren joining demonstrations in Tapovan.
- Activists and an MP alleged the parcel could be turned into a MICE centre on a PPP basis after the fair, a claim not confirmed by authorities.