Relocating a row of old trees in the center of Can Tho

Tạ Quang | 14/02/2025 16:49

Can Tho - Trees on Chau Van Liem and Nguyen An Ninh streets will be blown up and relocated to serve the median strip renovation project.

According to Lao Dong Newspaper reporters on February 14 on Chau Van Liem and Nguyen An Ninh streets (Tan An ward, Ninh Kieu district, Can Tho city), workers divided into 2 groups that were planting old trees to move them elsewhere.

Hang cay bang da bi cat di phan ngon. Anh: Ta Quang — The row of banyan trees in the center of Can Tho City had their tops cut off. Photo: Ta Quang

Green trees are planted between the median strip from Hai Ba Trung Street to Hoa Binh Avenue, including 14 banyan trees and 8 poplar trees. Of which, banyan trees with diameters of 30 - 40cm and a height of more than 10m have been planted for many years.

Observation shows that many banyan trees had been cut down by the construction unit before, only the bare trunk remained, under the road the branches were cut into pieces to close the median strip.

Cac nhan cong dang bung goc cay. Anh: Ta Quang — Workers are digging up the tree roots. Photo: Ta Quang

According to the Ninh Kieu District Urban Management Department, the trees that have been trimmed on this road section will be relocated to serve the project to renovate the median strip and trees on Chau Van Liem and Nguyen An Ninh streets.

The management unit added that planting banyan trees in the middle of the median strip is unreasonable because they are prone to pests, and it takes time to clean up during the dry season with many fallen leaves. After renovation, the median strip of the road will be planted with 3m high trees and trees to create urban green carpets.

Cay duoc cat khuc to va nho de duoi long duong. Anh: Ta Quang — The trees are cut into large and small pieces and placed on the road. Photo: Ta Quang

The project to renovate the median strip and trees on these two routes has a total cost of more than 2.6 billion VND, starting in early February 2025, expected to be completed after 90 days of construction.

Mr. Nguyen Viet Anh (Tan An ward, Ninh Kieu district) shared that the construction force has been pruning tree branches for about 3 days now. Before cutting, the shade of trees on both sides of the road has greatly limited the severe heat, especially in the summer.

Cay bang dang duoc bung goc. Anh: Ta Quang — The banyan tree is being uprooted. Photo: Ta Quang

"When I saw the construction force cutting down the trees, I was very sorry. At first, I thought they were just pruning a few branches, but I didn't expect them to be truncated," said Mr. Viet Anh.

Don vi thi cong da tap ket vat lieu xay dung va thi cong mot so hang muc nhung chua dam bao an toan cac coc sat nho chia thang len troi. Anh: Ta Quang — The construction unit has gathered construction materials and constructed some items but has not ensured the safety of the small iron piles pointing straight to the sky. Photo: Ta Quang

Driving a technology motorbike taxi in the center of Can Tho city, Mr. Tran Nguyen Khoi (Hau Giang province) said that due to the need to develop an urban technical infrastructure network, ensure safety for people's lives and protect people's property, moving trees down is a normal necessity.

Cay bang tren tuyen da duoc cat tro trui. Anh: Ta Quang — The banyan trees on the route have been cut into strips. Photo: Ta Quang

According to Mr. Khoi, when cutting down such trees, it is necessary to have measures to restore them in a reasonable place and replant beautiful trees so that Can Tho City can increase.

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