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Kanwar Route Project: Over 1 Lakh Trees to be Felled

Kanwar route project: Over 1 lakh trees are set to be felled for development, raising significant environmental concerns. Critics urge re-evaluation amid inadequate stakeholder consultation and the lack of transparency in the process.

By Neha Kumari and Soumya Upadhyay
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Kanwar route, a pilgrimage route, is set to undergo major development, but at a great environmental cost. More than 1 lakh trees are expected to be felled in the protected forest areas of three forest divisions – Ghaziabad, Meerut, and Muzaffarnagar – for the construction of two lanes of the 111 km Kanwar Marg from Muradnagar to Purkaji near the Uttarakhand border.

The Uttar Pradesh government has informed the National Green Tribunal of its plans to cut down the trees for the Kanwar route project. This project spans Ghaziabad, Meerut, and Muzaffarnagar and includes the construction of 10 major bridges, 27 minor bridges, and one railway overbridge, with a total estimated cost of INR 658 crores.

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Environmental Concerns and Development Goals

What is concerning is that this decision has come at a time when several states in India, including Uttar Pradesh, are grappling with severe heat waves. In the past, we revealed many stories about how India, especially Delhi NCR, has seen a hike in heat wave-related deaths this summer.

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