Forest dept. had foreseen landslips atop Chamundi Hills
The Hindu
It had cautioned govt. against road widening works
The Forest Department had foreseen the repeated landslips being reported on Chamundi Hills and had advised the government against any major road widening or development projects.
Sources in the department said that a report was submitted to the government stating that the soil was barren and loose and could not withstand the pressure of infrastructure works and had warned of landslips.
An official said the government had proposed a four-lane road and it was turned down by the department on the grounds that it could not be sustained given the fragility of the place.
In 2011, the Karnataka government announced that five botanical gardens will be developed on the lines of the Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bengaluru across the State. But according to the latest developments, there will only be four such gardens as the Horticulture Department is most likely to drop the project that was supposed to come up in Chikkaballapura district.