Minister Krishna Byre Gowda exposed a 'green scam' in BBMP where officials claimed to have planted 20 lakh saplings since 2008, while only 9-11 lakh trees actually exist. The minister questioned the missing 9 lakh trees and criticized the inflated costs of ₹2,300-₹3,108 per sapling. To prevent corruption, he ordered that future planting of 64,130 saplings worth ₹9.40 crore must involve local public participation and designated Assistant Engineers as nodal officers. https://publicnext.com/news/district/bangalore/government/kn/bengaluru-20-lakh-trees-on-paper-9-lakh-trees-on-land-alone-krishna-byre-gowda-on-bbmp-s-green-scam-1271298 #creator program