Karnataka Wildlife Board clears NHAI’s 100-km Kushalanagar–Mysuru highway project

BENGALURU: The standing committee for the State Wildlife Board on Wednesday approved the proposals submitted by the NHAI to execute the greenfield NH-75—a 100-km road work connecting Kushalanagar to Mysuru—in four stages. For this, the NHAI has sought around 54 hectares in the eco-sensitive zone of Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary and in the buffer zone of Nagarhole Tiger Reserve.

The committee also cleared the proposal of PWD to widen the existing road to the Sharavathi Lion Tailed Macaque Wildlife Sanctuary for the benefit of dwellers inside the patch.