Chopped for Convenience—Kullu’s Sacred Trees Pay the Price of Progress

Unknown Apr 02, 2026 700 Views

A wave of public anger has erupted in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district after dozens of centuries-old deodar and pine trees were cut down to make way for the Bijli Mahadev ropeway project. The project, touted as a flagship tourism initiative, is now at the center of a heated debate over the...