The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Consumer body demands cutting trees, widening highways in the Nilgiris
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The Hindu Bureau
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Consumer rights groups in the Nilgiris have requested the Highways Department to improve road safety by removing dangerous trees and clearing vegetation. They also proposed widening specific roads and improving drainage systems to prevent monsoon-related flooding.
A meeting was organised by the Highways Department with members of various consumer rights bodies in Udhagamandalam recently, where the Gudalur Consumer Resource and Environmental Protection Association submitted a list of demands, including removing dangerous trees located by the side of the road in Nadugani and Devala.
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