On the two sides of Lakshmipur-Chandpur highway, there are thousands of large trees.  At least, 700 of the trees are a hundred-years-old. However, as the road is to be widened, the trees are to be felled. At the time I'm writing this letter, already 500 trees have been cut down, and within the next two or three months, all the trees will be gone.

Many environmental activists are calling on the authorities to find other ways to expand the highway without felling the trees. Public engineers should look for options so that such development work can be done without harming nature. We should also do all we can to plant more trees than we fell.