Carmel Convent School tree collapse: Panel discusses status of heritage trees in Chandigarh

Justice Jitender Chauhan (retired), who has been appointed in a one-man commission by the UT administration to ascertain facts in the Carmel Convent School tree collapse case and suggest remedial measures, chaired a meeting on Thursday to discuss the status of heritage trees in Chandigarh

Justice Jitender Chauhan (retired), who has been appointed in a one-man commission by the UT administration to ascertain facts in the Carmel Convent School tree collapse case and suggest remedial measures, chaired a meeting on Thursday to discuss the status of heritage trees in Chandigarh.

The committee has been working towards fixing responsibility for the Carmel Convent School tree collapse in Chandigarh.

Various aspects were taken into consideration during this meeting including prevention of tree collapse cases and protocol for the upkeep of heritage trees.

The committee has been working towards fixing responsibility for the Carmel Convent School tree collapse. But, the only witness, Sheela, the attendant who got severely injured, isn’t healthy enough to record a statement yet.

Following the incident at Carmel Convent, a committee was also constituted comprising officers from the engineering department, municipal corporation and forest department to cut trees that can may be dangerous.