SC Committee Pegs Tree Value At Rs 74,500/Year, Including Oxygen

Acknowledging the cost of oxygen and other by-products provided by trees in their lifetime, a Supreme Court-appointed committee valued the trees at Rs.74,500/annum. The valuation was given by an SC panel created in January 2020 over a PIL challenging West Bengal government's resolution to axe 356 trees for erecting railway over-bridges on NH-112. Moreover, the SC recommended Rs 220 crore for the 50 trees axed for the project under ‘Setu Bharatmala.'