Metro III will result in nearly 5,000 trees being cut, increasing the risk of flooding. File Pic

Metro III is the gift that keeps on giving - not only will it result in close to 5,000 trees being axed, but it will also create more than two dozen flood-prone locations wherever workers are digging the underground stations. Meanwhile, BMC officials are upset that their efforts to control flooding are going down the drain, as Metro workers have choked drainage lines.