{
  "id": 18314200,
  "title": "KDMC Cracks Down On Decorative Lights Installed On Trees In Kalyan-Dombivli; Over 100 Establishments Remove Fixtures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/kdmc-cracks-down-on-decorative-lights-installed-on-trees-in-kalyan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T12:40:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/kdmc-cracks-down-on-decorative-lights-installed-on-trees-in-kalyan-dombivli-over-100-establishments-remove-fixtures"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has launched an initiative to address the unauthorized installation of decorative lights on trees within the city, with an impressive 100+ commercial entities complying voluntarily. Following the directive of the Municipal Commissioner and Tree Authority, garden inspectors meticulously surveyed public areas, documenting locations where trees had been adorned with electrical lights, causing potential harm to their structural integrity.\n\nUpon identifying these violations, the civic body issued warnings to concerned establishments, urging them to dismantle the installations voluntarily. The KDMC also extended a call for citizens and businesses to remove any electric lights, posters, banners, or advertisements affixed to trees. This directive aligns with the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) directives, court rulings, and the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975.\n\nIn response to the civic body's actions, over 100 commercial entities chose to remove their decorative lighting independently. Subsequently, municipal teams visited remaining locations, removing installations where violations persisted. Environmental advocates have commended the KDMC's intervention, acknowledging the importance of safeguarding the city's urban greenery from commercial encroachments and damaging practices. Chief Garden Superintendent Sanjay Jadhav declared that repeat offenders would face consequences, emphasizing that no permission would be granted for activities involving nailing, advertising, or installing decorative lights on trees.\n\nThe KDMC has called upon residents, shopkeepers, and commercial establishments to collaborate with the administration and contribute to preserving the city's green cover and overall environmental beauty.",
  "summary": "Kalyan: A crackdown by the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) against the unauthorised installation of decorative electric lights on trees has begun yielding results, with more than 100 commercial establishments voluntarily removing the fixtures following civic notices and appeals. Municipal teams have also dismantled the installations at locations where establishments failed to comply.…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}