Bengaluru, Sept. 11 -- A group of Bengaluru residents and civic activists have taken the fight against the proposed Twin Tunnel Road project to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), demanding its cancellation on environmental and legal grounds.

The Rs.19,000 crore underground road, planned to run 16.7 km from Hebbal to Silk Board, was pitched by the state government as a fix for Bengaluru's traffic chaos. But activists said the plan is flawed, rushed and ignores environmental rules and the city's own mobility plans, according to a report by The Hindu.

During the first hearing, NGT issued notices to key agencies, including the State Government, State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Bangalore Smart Infrastructure Limited (...