Highway of Death: Wildlife Meet Their End on the Most Dangerous Road in Brazil
Each year, over 3,000 animals lose their lives on the country's BR-262 road, but legal action by activists is making authorities take notice
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Each year, over 3,000 animals lose their lives on the country's BR-262 road, but legal action by activists is making authorities take notice
More than 3,000 animals die on the country’s BR-262 road each year, but legal action by activists is forcing authorities to take notice
As regards the highway expansion project between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the NGT order to the extent it required the NHAI to first procure the Environmental Clearance from the Union MoEF, change the alignment to avoid loss to water bodies and construct a flyover for the entire stretch of the reserved forest, on account of which the project to widen NH-844 stood halted. Issuing notice on the NHAI's appeal against the October 9, 2019 order of the NGT and subsequent dismissal of its review on June 16, the bench headed by Justice Rohinton Nariman stayed t...