Shimla, Aug. 8 -- The indiscriminate cutting of mountains, rising landslides, and environmental damage occurring during road construction in Himachal Pradesh echoed in the Lok Sabha as the BJP Lok Sabha MP from Kangra, Rajiv Bhardwaj, demands mandatory use of modern techniques in road construction in the state.

Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha under Rule 377, Bhardwaj demanded that the Union ministry of road transport and highways formulate a scientific, safe, and eco-friendly road construction policy specifically for Himalayan states.

Bhardwaj said that large-scale mountain cutting and blasting are being carried out for four-lane highway projects and other road initiatives across the entire Himalayan region, including Himachal Prades...