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Bengaluru’s Hebbal tunnel plan faces a growing environmental backlash
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The Hebbal tunnel project will face more public scrutiny and likely demands for disclosure before any major excavation advances.

This is a classic urban-development versus ecology fight in one of India’s most watched cities. The petition’s scale suggests the project could become a bigger civic flashpoint.

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This is a classic urban-development versus ecology fight in one of India’s most watched cities. The petition’s scale suggests the project could become a bigger civic flashpoint.

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Bengaluru citizens and environmentalists are demanding a pause on the short tunnel project near Hebbal. An online petition had nearly 6,000 signatures and asks officials to stop fencing, excavation and tree cutting until new studies are done. The petition says the project lacks updated environmental review and public consultation and wants disclosure of the DPR, traffic model, tree survey and groundwater studies.

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Bengaluru’s Hebbal tunnel plan faces a growing environmental backlash

Citizens and environmentalists want excavation paused until updated studies are released on the tunnel’s impact on Hebbal Lake, the Veterinary College campus and bird life.

Indian Express·2d ago
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