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Lalbagh walkers protest tunnel road project every Sunday
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The tunnel road project pits Bengaluru's traffic needs against its ecological heritage. Some dismiss the protesters as a privileged few, but the Lalbagh rock formation is billions of years old and irreplaceable. The city's congestion is real, too. The high court's August 20 hearing will test whether the project's claimed benefits outweigh the irreparable cost to a unique natural site.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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