Citizens Move to Halt Dighalipukhuri Flyover Extension, Citing Breach of Court Pledge

Overview

• Conscious Citizens of Guwahati filed objections with the PWD and the state government, alleging the plan violates a PWD affidavit to the Gauhati High Court that fixed the endpoint near Rabindra Bhawan with no impact on trees.
• Residents report several trees along the Dighalipukhuri divider have been uprooted, with branch trimming near the State Museum planned.
• The group says the extension could require felling more than ten additional old trees, threaten bird habitats, and obstruct views of the Dr Bhupen Hazarika statue while affecting the main entrance.
• The PWD chief engineer reportedly told representatives that only minor design modifications have been made to the original flyover plan.
• Activists demanded immediate withdrawal as reports suggest work on the extension has begun and decried the timing shortly after Zubeen Garg’s death.