Mysore/Mysuru, May 8 -- 'Affected trees to be translocated without affecting Mysuru's heritage and green cover'

Amid growing opposition to the proposed felling of 561 trees for National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects in and around Mysuru city, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar last evening inspected areas where trees have been marked for removal to facilitate flyover and road-widening works.

The NHAI has sought permission to cut 561 trees in Mysuru city for a series of infrastructure projects, including a flyover near the old toll-gate (Kempegowda Circle or Manipal Hospital Junction) on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway and the widening of roads towards Nanjangud and T. Narasipur.

Following the inspection...