Country's first elevated highway dedicated to wildlife !
Elevated highway over Pench Tiger Reserve| India's first elevated highway through the forest| Tiger found using the underpass at Pench
A historic step was taken by the government of Maharashtra, India, and forest authorities to build an elevated highway over a Tiger reserve to facilitate the movement of wildlife across National Highway 44 and to create a balance between ecosystem and development.The co-existence of humanity and wildlife is of utmost importance for the balance of nature. But from the past few hundred years, greed and rapid urbanization have been a curse for the existing balance of nature. The urge for a better standard of living for the people has been the main reason for the overutilization of resources and exploitation of animals around us for domestic needs.It is of the utmost concern that rapid infrastructural development should not destroy the wildlife and nature around anymore but has to be carried out sustainably. Especially the construction of roads and to…
A historic step was taken by the government of Maharashtra, India, and forest authorities to build an elevated highway over a Tiger reserve to facilitate the movement of wildlife across National Highway 44 and to create a balance between ecosystem and development.The co-existence of humanity and wildlife is of utmost importance for the balance of nature. But from the past few hundred years, greed and rapid urbanization have been a curse for the existing balance of nature. The urge for a better standard of living for the people has been the main reason for the overutilization of resources and exploitation of animals around us for domestic needs.It is of the utmost concern that rapid infrastructural development should not destroy the wildlife and nature around anymore but has to be carried out sustainably. Especially the construction of roads and to…
