3 Chhattisgarh NH projects to have animal passes and monkey canopies
NEW DELHI: Factoring in wildlife in planning of infrastructure development, the three national highway projects for the Chhattisgarh section of the six-lane greenfield Raipur-Visakhapatnam corridor, whose foundation laying will be done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, has 27 animal passes and 17 monkey canopies provided for unrestricted wildlife movement in Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary area.
“PM Modi’s vision to minimise the impact of highway development on wildlife is the key component in the development of these national highway projects for which a six-lane tunnel of 2.8 km length is planned,” an official said. Government sources said that under PM Modi, the development of such dedicated infrastructure for the safe passage of wildlife and their habitation,
