India, April 20 -- The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has identified 72 trees on the city's 17 sector roads and requested the forest department to fell them, citing their location on carriageways and near footpaths as significant accident risks, officials said on Sunday.

They added that GMDA will conduct an afforestation drive to compensate for felling these trees.A senior GMDA official said that these trees are located on roads witnessing heavy traffic, and pose potential safety risks for motorists.

According to a survey by GMDA's urban environment division, the identified trees are located along high-traffic corridors in sectors 43-44, 30-31, 57-57A, 15-15A, Mor Chowk to Sohna Chowk, sectors 18-19, Sheetla Mata Roa...