The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), under active supervision of Forest Department personnel, continued with translocation of trees, at KPT -Paduva stretch of the National Highway 66. On an application by NHAI for the removal of 602 trees on the stretch, the Assistant Conservator of Forests and Tree Officer, P. Sridhar, on September 16, permitted the translocation of 370 roadside trees with girth between 0.2 cm and 0.6 cm, and cutting of the remaining 232 trees. These 602 trees were on the land acquired by NHAI for highway widening.

The NHAI paid Forest Department ₹54.3 lakh, which includes ₹39.25 lakh towards planting 6,020 saplings. The tree saplings were planted on the land acquired by the NHAI for widening the highway stretch.