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I am not sure about that, few of the issues I saw was - inconsiderate cutting/blasting in landslide prone areas. - destruction of vegetation by throwing away
by actuator 6y ago
I am not sure about that, few of the issues I saw was
- inconsiderate cutting/blasting in landslide prone areas.
- destruction of vegetation by throwing away the waste/debris from the cutting/blasting downhill which covers the slope. [1]
- non disposal of the same waste impacting river flow paths and debris narrowing the river bed
There are far more issues relating to local population and ecology which have been documented.
[1] I have photos of my own but this also represents the conditions there quite well. https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/naalupani.jpeg https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/naal...
- Retric 6y agoAgain that’s from standing next to a highway, try and work out the percentage of land being covered by highways in that region. They are highlighted on maps and travelers tend to spend a lot of time on them, but they don’t actually cover that much surface area compared to local roads, houses, etc.
- actuator 6y agoSure, the area of highways is less but the impact is not localised. If you see the articles that I had quoted in my original comment, two of them mention impacts which bubble up to other areas as well. Also, it is not necessary that even area around highways has to be an eyesore/badly degraded. Mountainous roads are some of the most beautiful paths to travel on and there are plenty of examples where construction has happened keeping that in perspective.