Mysore/Mysuru, March 24 -- Condemning the felling of 46 fully grown trees on the banks of the Kapila River near Hejjige in Nanjangud, several organisations staged a protest in the city yesterday, terming the act illegal.

Members of Parisarakkagi Naavu, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha, Karnataka Rashtra Samithi Paksha, Jana Sangram Parishat, PUCL, Team Mysuru and other organisations took part in the demonstration.

Hundreds of protestors gathered in front of Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram and shouted slogans, expressing anger over the incident and demanding stringent action against those responsible for granting permission to fell the trees.

The protestors said nature was akin to a visible form of God and urged the authorities to stop the de...