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Civic body auctions 300 axed trees

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The Indian Express            03.12.2013

Civic body auctions 300 axed trees

The Municipal Corporation on Monday auctioned 300 trees axed from Ferozepur road which were hindering traffic movement. Additional Commissioner Sumit Jarangal said, "For the past one year, we have been trying to auction them but no bidder came forward. The trees were axed after a survey was done in the city. On Monday, trees were successfully auctioned. The base price was Rs 3.65 lakh per cluster of trees."

Eye awareness camp at GCG

The Red Cross Society organised an eye awareness camp at Government College for Girls on Monday. Dr Azad Gaurav Bansal, chief surgeon from Vasan Eye Care, was the chief guest.