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188-year-old banyan tree lives after transplant in Maharashtra
short by Pravel Jain / on Saturday, 11 April, 2026
Nearly four months after its relocation, a 188-year-old banyan tree transplanted from Pachpaoli to Gorewada Biodiversity Park in Maharashtra's Nagpur is showing strong signs of life, with fresh foliage. The 42-foot-tall tree was shifted in November 2025 after a PIL intervened to prevent its felling for a proposed NMC e-library project. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari called it a "historic feat".
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