Dr Sushma Date, who, along with the Indian Law Society, filed a petition against the proposed Balbharati-Paud Phata link road on the argument that the project would cause major environmental damage to the ILS Hill, talks to The Indian Express about the struggle involved and the way ahead. Excerpts from the interview:

Q. What initially motivated you to file the petition against the Balbharati to Paud Road project? What specific observations or data first led you to believe the proposed road alignment through the ILS campus/ Law College Hill would cause irreparable environmental harm?

Sushma Date: Pune ’s hills are among the last natural resources remaining in our over-developed city. Vetal Tekdi, like all urban forests, acts as a carbon sink, mitigates the urban heat island effect, is a

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