Hubballi-Dharwad BRTS extension gets environmental clearance with conditions

Hubballi: The clearance requires the corporation to protect tree cover along the corridor, retain natural drains and set up a monitoring committee.

Officials said the decision follows months of consultation with elected representatives, resident welfare associations and technical experts, and that detailed timelines will be published on the government's website.

Residents in Hubballi have long raised concerns about uneven service delivery, especially in newly developed areas on the city's periphery. The new plan prioritises those areas in its first phase.

What happens next

We have tried to design this in a way that the benefits are visible within the first year, and not just at the end of the project, a senior official involved in the planning said.

Opposition members welcomed the move but sought a third-party audit of the work and quarterly progress reports. The administration said both suggestions would be considered.

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