WorldActivists Urge Centre to Withdraw Nod for Chikkamagaluru Highway Widening
Activists have petitioned the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to withdraw the preliminary clearance for widening NH 173 from Mudigere to Chikkamagaluru. The 26-km highway project led to felling about 50 heritage trees over 100 years old without public hearings. Wildlife conservationist Veeresh G highlighted procedural violations and concerns over forest land underreporting to bypass compensatory afforestation.
Deccan Herald·1h ago·Chikkamagaluru




