Elephants live here, but no underpasses for them on NH
Nagpur: Even as the PWD (national highway division) is seeking a reduction in mitigation measures while expanding the 150km Gadchiroli-Allapalli-Sironcha NH-353C from two-lane to four-lane, the authorities have been silent on constructing underpasses for elephants. Over 25 elephants have made Gadchiroli forests their home since 2021.Quoting the minutes of the meeting of MoEFCC’s regional empowered committee (REC), TOI had on June 21, 2024, reported how PWD is reluctant to take mitigation measures in the forest patches in the 150km and wants to reduce the size and number of structures suggested by the forest department in corridors. The road agency also wants to bypass clearance from the Standing Committee-National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL).
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