National Highway 212 widened

More than 2,600 giant trees have been felled to pave the way for widening NH 212 between Moolehole in Bandipur and Uttamballi, near Kollegal in Karnataka. The final tender has been approved for the project. The National Highways Authority of India stated that there was no alternative as the portion of the highway between Mysore and Nanjangud would be made four-lane, while the carriage width between other points would also be widened. The bulk of the tree-felling work has been completed. Most of it was between Maddur and Kollegal in the state.