Compensatory plantation eludes Srinagar-Baramulla highway despite large-scale tree felling

Compensatory plantation eludes Srinagar-Baramulla highway despite large-scale tree felling

The long-awaited four-laning of the Srinagar-Baramulla highway is nearing completion, promising smoother traffic and better connectivity across north Kashmir. But the project has also exacted a significant environmental toll, with large stretches of the once tree-lined highway cleared of vegetation to make way for the expanded road. A substantial portion of the four-lane project has been completed, barring two bypass stretches, Pattan and Baramu…