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MSRDC wants to hack 3,400 trees in Thane district to widen NH3
Updated On: 10 November, 2023 07:44 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Nod sought from the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change for the proposed widening of the NH3 between Murbad and Khopoli
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As per the proposal the existing width of the highway is incapable to cope up with the increasing traffic. Representation Pic
The decision to hack 3,400 trees in Thane district for a highway widening project couldn’t come at a worse time as Mumbai and cities in the metropolitan region are beset by deteriorating air quality. The Maharashtra State Road Corporation (MSRDC) has sought approval from the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change, to hack the trees for the widening of highway between Murbad and Khopoli.
MSRDC has proposed to utilise the 19.43 hectares of forest land in Murbad forest division inhabited by rabbits, nilgais and mongoose for the highway widening project. About 25.6 km stretch of the highway will be widening from two lanes to four lanes.
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