Children climbed down to save the trees, carving their messages on the trunks... 'Don't cut me down'.

Children step down to save trees, carving out slogans on trunks... 'Don't cut me' - The administration has mapped the trees standing on the main road from Shaheed Maidan to Jagannath Temple in Ranchi. As the numbers are being recorded, the hearts of the families living on the roadside have been racing. The concern here is not just about the city's green cover being snatched away, but also about the destruction of the shelters that have been inhabited for 50-60 years under the shade of these trees. The threat looming over the existence of these trees...