Updated Dec 23, 2020 | 11:12 IST
The 296-km long four-lane road will connect Etawah to Chitrakoot and Uttar Pradesh districts to the National Capital Region via the Yamuna expressway. Banda Divisional Forest Officer Sanjay Agarwal said the trees were cut after permission from the Centre (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Banda: More than 1.89 lakh trees have been felled for the construction of the Bundelkhand expressway, according to an RTI response. The trees were cut in Banda, Chitrakoot, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Aurraiya and Etawah, it said.
The 296-km long four-lane road will connect Etawah to Chitrakoot and Uttar Pradesh districts to the National Capital Region via the Yamuna expressway.
Over 1.89L trees cut for Bundelkhand expressway
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Banda : , Dec 23 (IANS) More than 1.89 lakh trees have been felled for the construction of the Bundelkhand expressway, according to an RTI response. The trees were cut in Banda, Chitrakoot, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Aurraiya and Etawah, it said.
The 296-km long four-lane road will connect Etawah to Chitrakoot and Uttar Pradesh districts to the National Capital Region via the Yamuna expressway.
In a reply to a query by Banda-based activist Kuldeep Shukla, senior manager of the state Forest Department, Atul Asthana, said that the UP Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has cut 1,89,036 trees for the project.
The trees were cut in Banda, Chitrakoot, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Auraiya and Etawah, it said.
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BANDA: The Uttar Pradesh authorities have cut over 1.89 trees for the construction of the Bundelkhand expressway, an RTI query has revealed.
In a reply to Banda-based activist Kuldeep Shukla, Senior Manager of the UP Forest Department, Atul Asthana, said the Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has cut 1,89,036 trees for the 296-km-long project.
The trees were cut in Banda, Chitrakoot, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Auraiya and Etawah, it said.
The UPEIDA has planned to plant over 2.70 lakh saplings along the expressway, the RTI added.
Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority
GREATER NOIDA: On the lines of Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad and Gomti riverfront in Lucknow, another riverfront is expected to come up on the eastern banks of the Yamuna.
Planned 130kms away from Pari Chowk in Greater Noida, the riverfront will come up near Vrindavan in Mathura. However, residents of the city will be able to reach the stretch via Yamuna Expressway within 90 minutes.
Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) on Monday secured the approval of senior UP government officials to start work on the development of the riverfront under its second phase of expansion plans within Raya urban centre.
According to YEIDA, historical data shows that a lot of accidents occur early in the morning, often because the drivers fall asleep. So, the authorities are looking to solve that problem as well.