Let roads zigzag, avoid accidents: Indian Supreme Court
The topic of narrow, congested, ziz-zagging roads is a matter of fascination for Indians. Auto forums like this post ( link ), routinely debate the existence of a few straight roads in India. A recent Supreme Court seems to concur with the popular opinion, and goes a bit further by wondering if retaining trees and pathways, zig-zagging roads would reduce the speed of vehicles and eventually minimize accidents and save lives. Quoting a recent hearing in the Supreme Court, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Associate Editor with Times of India tweeted UP PWD had filed an application in 2017 for cutting down 2,940 trees for the project and Central Empowered Committee had given clearance. SC asks UP to evaluate value of trees taking into account the cost of oxygen, that the trees would have given to nature in their life time. — Dhananjay Mahapatra (@toi_dhananjayM) December 2, 2020 The observation came during hearing of a plea by the Uttar Pradesh government t...