Farmers decide to remove markings made by NHAI for Eastern Bypass

COIMBATORE: Members of the Coimbatore Eastern Bypass Opposition Movement, including local farmers and residents, held a consultation at SS Kulam in Kalipalayam in Coimbatore on Sunday. Several resolutions were passed in the meeting by farmers and members of the movement.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) released a draft plan for the 81-km Eastern Bypass Road, beginning at L&T Bypass near Palladam and passing through Sulur, Palladam, and Annur before ending at Thondamuthur. While officials claim the road would decongest traffic, local farmers say it would cut through fertile agricultural land, destroying their livelihoods, and displace families.