Widening of National Highway: This Step By Environmentalist Will Save Several Trees From Being Felled

Widening of National Highway: This Step By Environmentalist Will Save Several Trees From Being Felled

November 21: The work on widening of the National Highway  NH 169 (A), from Karavali Junction to Parkala Devi Nagara would begin soon. To facilitate the work on widening of the highway, several trees would be felled.
The environmentalists are planning to relocate at least 27 trees. Environmentalist Balakrishna Maddodi said that expert suggestions will be sought on relocating the trees.
A huge tree, located in front of Lake View Hotel in Manipal, was relocated to a vacant land in front of MIT in Manipal using two cranes.

MLA Raghupathi Bhat, CMC council member Manjunath Manipal, MAHE estate officer K S Jai Vittal, office-bearers of Rotary Club, Rotract Club helped in relocating the tree.