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A nationalist proceeding conducted astatine Sindhuvalli to elicit objections and views of stakeholders connected the projected widening of a agelong of NH 766 successful Nanjangud taluk was cancelled pursuing objections by environmentalists connected December 10.
The roadworthy widening adjacent Muddanahalli successful Nanjangud taluk entailed the felling of 98 trees and hence, a nationalist proceeding was conducted by the Forest Department.
However, environmentalists recovered faults with the procedures and pointed retired that arsenic per the law, capable clip should beryllium fixed to the nationalist to record objections if any.
Parashurame Gowda, State wide caput of Parisarakke Navu, said that the paper notification for histrion felling and invitation for nationalist objections was published connected December 8. So, the nationalist proceeding being conducted connected December 10 was questionable, helium said, adding that astatine slightest 10 days’ clip should beryllium fixed aft publishing the notice. Mr. Gowda sought the cancellation of the hearing.
Echoing his views, Mallahalli Narayana, territory convenor of the Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (DSS), said that the section assemblage successful the surrounding areas was not adjacent alert of the proceeding and hence questioned its legality. The relation of the Forest Department officials is to support trees and safeguard the environment, and not licence histrion felling, helium added.
The Farmers’ Association, DSS, and the Jan Sangrama Parishat participated.
Another activist, Banu Prashanth of Parisarakke Navu, took objection to the beingness of inferior officials from the National Highways Authority of India and wanted the task technologist oregon manager to beryllium present.
The Forest Department was besides accused by the environmentalists of conducting the nationalist proceeding arsenic a specified formality.
Satish, representing the section farmers, demanded that the gathering beryllium cancelled and a caller day beryllium announced successful accordance with the rules.
Those contiguous astatine the proceeding raised slogans, pursuing which wood officials announced the cancellation of the nationalist proceeding and assured that a caller day would beryllium announced successful owed course.
