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Student and biology collectives connected Saturday held a flash protestation wrong Lalbagh Botanical Gardens opposing the projected 17-km passageway task betwixt Silk Board and Hebbal.
The All India Students Association (AISA) and Fridays For Future–Karnataka, which led the protest, alleged that the authorities is pushing up with the multi-crore task contempt adept warnings and unresolved gaps successful the Detailed Project Report (DPR).
“The passageway is estimated to outgo ₹17,000–₹20,000 crore, making it 1 of Karnataka’s astir costly transport projects. At a clip erstwhile the metro fares are being raised successful the sanction of money shortage, this standard of expenditure connected a task that volition lone payment a tiny conception of radical is wholly unjustified. Also, the authorities has not conducted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) survey oregon carried retired indispensable geological, hydrological and biodiversity studies,” stated the release.
Activists warned that large-scale underground drilling could destabilise ungraded layers, disrupt groundwater travel and worsen Bengaluru’s already terrible flooding and drainage issues.
Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition successful the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok said that the Congress authorities is destroying the situation by constructing a passageway road.
Speaking during a signature postulation and inspection lawsuit adjacent Sankey Lake, helium said that the Sankey Lake is being harmed for the passageway roadworthy successful Bengaluru. “We are not opposed to development. However, whenever the Congress authorities brings immoderate project, it looks to harm the environment. They person not obtained permissions from immoderate departments, including the Environment Department, Archaeology Department, and Forest Department,” helium alleged.
