A tree brought down by the recent strong winds and rains at Lakdi-Ka-Pul in Hyderabad.
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Wednesday’s tree fall in Saidabad which killed a man and severely injured another is the third in a series of such incidents following wet weather in the city.
In July this year, a 65-year-old person died in Shah Ali Banda after a tree got uprooted due to windy weather, and fell on him. Another biker was injured in the incident.
Two months before that, in May, another two-wheeler borne person was killed due to tree fall in Bolarum area of Secunderabad, when he was visiting the hospital along with his wife, who escaped with injuries.
In a separate incident during the same month, two persons riding motor cycle were killed in similar incident at Keesara. More than a year ago, in September, an auto driver died after a tree near Hyderguda got uprooted and fell on his vehicle.
All these incidents point to the unsustainable nature of the city’s greenery, due to rampant…