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Ruchika Sethi, an environmentalist, said, “This is a very big number of trees which are going to be felled. We cannot dismiss this vital role, especially on a stretch which is flanked by number of housing societies and market places. The only natural capacity we have to protect us from air pollution is a large tree cover. “Under this project, three bus shelters have been proposed at Islampur, Badshapur, Dhumsapur, Bhondsi, Ghamroj and Alipur,” an official said.The 5-km elevated road would start from Subhash Chowk on Sohna road and end near Badshapur village, whose construction had been planned by NHAI as soon as it took over the road from PWD. “The work has been awarded and it will start soon,” said Ashok Sharma, project director, NHAI, Gurugram.In order to provide green cover around the flyovers, NHAI does have a plan to put vertical gardens..