The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday directed the state government to submit a detailed report on the survival and health of trees transplanted during the Sahastradhara Road expansion project in Dehradun.

A bench comprising Chief Justice G. Narendar and Justice Alok Mahra issued the direction while hearing a public interest litigation filed by Dehradun-based environmental activist Reenu Paul. The plea challenges the proposed felling of over 4,369 trees in the Shivalik Elephant Reserve for a road-widening project between Bhaniyawala in Dehradun and Rishikesh.

During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner, Abhijay Negi, argued that past tree transplantation efforts along Sahastradhara Road had shown poor survival rates. He submitted photographs to demonstrate the deteriorating condition o

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