Dear Sir
According news, the government will look into options if the Jessore-Benapole road could be widened without felling the century-old trees. After the High Court put a status quo on cutting down the trees in the backdrop of protests, the ministry has decided to learn from India how they solved such problems. News also reports that, a delegation will visit India in February to see how they widened roads without cutting trees.
Last July, the authorities took the decision of chopping down 2,700 trees to widen a 30-kilometre segment of the highway, many of which stand majestically on both sides of the road throughout well over a century. As protests began to sprout from all corners of the country, the High Court also intervenes.
It's important to save those trees. There should have no compromise regarding this otherwise we will be risking our environment and history as well.
Munia Haq
Activist based on Dhaka
