# Lalbagh walkers protest tunnel road project every Sunday 2026-08-09T21:44:53+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Around 30 people gathered on Lalbagh Rock on Sunday to protest the proposed tunnel road project, continuing their weekly demonstrations until the high court stays the project. They voiced concerns over the tunnel's impact on Lalbagh's ecology and geological heritage, including its billion-year-old rock formation. Protesters could not raise slogans due to restrictions limiting protests to Freedom Park, and police asked them not to display banners. Organisers said this discouraged more people from joining. S Umesh Kumar, president of Lalbagh Walkers' Association, said soil testing near Siddapura Gate hit hard rock at 60 feet. The next hearing in the PIL against the project is on August 20. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Bengaluru, ecology, High court, Lalbagh, protest, tunnel road Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/lalbagh-walkers-protest-tunnel-road-project-every-sunday/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/lalbagh-walkers-protest-tunnel-road-project-every-sunday/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.