Moodbidri: If the Moodbidri TMC authorities took steps to trim the branches of the tree which posed danger to autorickshaw and car parking area in the town, the forest department officials later took exception to the same stating it was located in government land and took possession of the cut off tree parts, on Monday.
The huge tree near the Auto park was posing danger whenever there were strong winds and the drivers have been requesting the authorities to cut off the dangerous branches.
However, as the branch cutting commenced, the forest officials arrived and said it was a government tree and took the cut tree into their possession. The TMC chief officer later inspected documents verified that it was a tree in a TMC land and added the matter would be brought to the notice of the forest department.