Numbers of JCBs, bull dozers carrying out important works are on the increase. The road beside the flyover was cemented to stop increase in water level of the road. It was pulled apart soon to lay pipes for drainage system. Now pulling apart and cementing are going on side by side. There seems to be no coordination between the executing departments. Lots of money is lost and inconveniences are caused to the people. As there is no warning about digging works by putting up sign boards accidents occur specially at night. Precious lives were lost. Workers refuse to properly pull down trees or do earth work resulting in snapping of electric wires and telephone lines. Many a transformer went out of order due to felling of trees. When a Telecom officer today filed an FIR over damages done to the Telecom complex during road construction work near the Telecom office , Lamphel many issues crop up. This is not the first time officials of the state government fought with each other and state officials fought with central government officials. It proves that there is no proper planning and coordination in the works taken up in the state. Each agency has to be respected and all works should be done by consulting each other. Trees are not pulled down, roads blocked, dug up randomly without notice to the people in a well governed state. We have to note that as cities and suburbs expand, wooded lands are being developed into commercial and residential sites. Homes are constructed in the midst of trees to take advantage of the aesthetic and environmental value of the wooded lots. Wooded properties can be worth as much as 20 percent more than those without trees, and people value the opportunity to live among trees. Unfortunately, the processes involved with construction can be deadly to nearby trees. Unless the damage is extreme, the trees may not die immediately but could decline over several years. It is possible to preserve trees on building sites if the right measures are taken. The most important step is to hire a professional arborist during the planning stage. An arborist can help one decide which trees can be saved and can work with the builder to protect the trees during construction .
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