Madikeri: Even as Kodagu is slowly recovering from the recent devastation caused by floods and landslides, it seems that the State Government, taking advantage of the situation, is going ahead with the controversial Madikeri-Kadamakallu-Subramanya road works which was rejected by the Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee (CEC). The Rs.10 crore project cuts through areas that were devastated by the recent floods in Kodagu.
The Public Works Department (PWD), on Sept.7, had submitted a proposal for the diversion of 32 acre forest land to develop Madikeri-Kadamakallu-Subramanya Road at a cost of Rs.10 crore and a total of 11 km stretch (Vanachalu to Kadamakallu) will pass through Kadamakallu Reserve Forest, a part of Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary. It may be recalled that the same proposal was rejected about five years ago. The proposal is to widen the 11 kms road from 4 mts to 12.5 mts.
