{"id":51320,"date":"2024-03-22T10:48:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T10:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/?p=51320"},"modified":"2024-03-22T10:48:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T10:48:20","slug":"outrage-erupts-over-removal-of-poplar-trees-at-srinagars-amar-singh-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/22\/outrage-erupts-over-removal-of-poplar-trees-at-srinagars-amar-singh-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Outrage Erupts Over Removal of Poplar Trees at Srinagar\u2019s Amar Singh College"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Srinagar, Mar 22:<\/strong> The felling of a picturesque avenue of trees at Srinagar\u2019s Amar Singh College has sparked outrage among residents, who mourn the loss of the trees synonymous with the college&#8217;s identity. The trees, which had stood for decades and were part of the college&#8217;s charm, were cut down as part of a &#8220;major makeover&#8221; project. Former Mayor of Srinagar, Junaid Mattu, expressed his dismay, stating, &#8220;The person who has taken this decision is extremely ill-suited to be involved even remotely with an educational institution. What an absolutely sad, sad spectacle. Tragic!&#8221; Established in 1913, Amar Singh College is renowned for its beauty and heritage. In the 1970s, Bollywood film &#8220;Kasme Vaadey&#8221; was shot on its premises. The canopy of tall green trees at the entrance of the college served as a guide to visitors to the heritage building. National Conference Chief Spokesman, Tanvir Sadiq, criticized the tree felling, calling it a disgrace. &#8220;While the world plants trees, we destroy our heritage? Those responsible must be held accountable,&#8221; he said. A former student lamented the loss, describing it as &#8220;butchering the aesthetics of the college.&#8221; &#8220;The so-called &#8216;development administration&#8217; has cold-heartedly butchered the aesthetics of Amar Singh College, my beloved alma mater, by mercilessly axing the picturesque poplar tree tunnel,&#8221; wrote Junaid Dar on social media. He further pleaded, &#8220;Show some compassion, preserve these green tunnels and patches of nature that hold our memories. Remember, development shouldn\u2019t come at the cost of erasing the essence of our past.&#8221; However, college authorities defended the decision, citing the aged trees&#8217; threat and accidents. &#8220;The trees are being replaced by conifers as part of a massive plantation drive. Our aim is to beautify the college. We are also coming up with a state-of-the-art fountain,&#8221; said a college official.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar, Mar 22: The felling of a picturesque avenue of trees at Srinagar\u2019s Amar Singh College has sparked outrage among residents, who mourn the loss of the trees synonymous with the college&#8217;s identity. The trees, which had stood for decades and were part of the college&#8217;s charm, were cut down as part of a &#8220;major [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,30,54],"tags":[3529,1032,128,1033,3530],"class_list":{"0":"post-51320","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jammu","8":"category-kashmir","9":"category-latest-news","10":"tag-amar-singh-college","11":"tag-earlypostdaily","12":"tag-jammu-and-kashmir","13":"tag-latestnews","14":"tag-srinagars-amar-singh-college"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51320"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51322,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51320\/revisions\/51322"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}