‘Don’t chop trees for an underpass that won’t be of any use’

The civic body’s proposal to construct a signal-free corridor between Vellara Junction and Hope Farm junction, which will be passing through HAL Airport Road, has caused much worry among residents in surrounding localities. In August last year, residents had protested the felling of 46 trees on this stretch to make way for an underpass near Wind Tunnel Junction, which is part of this project. Last year too, the trees were chopped in a similar manner, which led to a spontaneous protest,” said Aravinda Badarinath, resident of Vinayak Nagar. Milan Trivedi, who lives in Vinayak Nagar near HAL Airport Road, said that many people were opposed to the idea of an underpass as it would not do much to ease traffic snarls.