Greens slam beautification plan for Madayipara hillock

Panchayat project will destroy biodiversity and uniqueness of the area, say activists

The Madayipara Protection Committee has come out strongly against the decision of the local panchayat to beautify the Madayipara hillock and to put up street lamps along the road passing through the area.

K.V. Chandramgadan, secretary of the committee, said that Madayipara was an ecological niche and the move to beautify the area and put up street lamps would destroy the natural character of the place.

The large laterite hillock, its biodiversity, and the silent environment in the night enhanced the beauty of the place, he said.