Summary:
“The section of the expressway which was to go through the Aravalli Biodiversity Park is just over 2km long. The proposed road project would have destroyed over a third of the park and activists and wildlife experts say that it would have harmed a number of plant and animal species which call the park home. The activists who had been campaigning for the road project to be stopped say it is a victory, but add that it is merely the first step in their fight to protect the city’s green lungs. The GMDA has been the authority negotiating with the NHAI about the road. “I have submitted a report to the GMDA as they were coordinating with the NHAI for this project..