Authorities started cutting trees on the Pataudi Road on Wednesday to pave the way for the construction of a 46km-long four lane highway from Gurugram to Rewari.
“A total of 8,400 trees will be cut in Gurugram district for widening the Gurugram-Rewari highway through Pataudi. The land was transferred by the forest department after all approvals were submitted to the forest corporation and felling of trees started on Wednesday. We will also carry out compensatory afforestation in Panchkula district, where we have already selected the land for the green drive,” said a senior official from the Gurugram branch of Haryana Forest Development Corporation.
Trees are being felled for the highway construction, for which the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has already submitted an amount of ₹8 crores to the forest department for compensatory afforestation. The foundation stone of the highway project was laid in July 2020 by Union minister for road, transport and highways Nitin Gadkari.
