7k trees to be axed in U'khand for all-weather Chardham road
Around 7,000 trees will be chopped to widen the Tanakpur-Pithoragarh highway stretch in Uttarakhand's Kumaon region, Executive Engineer LD Mathela said. The step comes as a part of â¹12,000 crore project that aims to connect four Hindu shrines with all-weather roads. Further, over 33,000 trees will be axed in Uttarakhand's Garhwal region to execute the project, as per reports.