Have you heard of two obscure towns called Sirsi and Kumta? You most likely haven't if you are not from those places. These towns are nestled right in the lap of the most dense and ecologically sensitive part of Western Ghats in Karnataka,  approximately 60 KMS apart, connected by a wonderful, picturesque road winding up the hills from Kumta to Sirsi. ( Yes it's that road in the picture) This region is that part of Western Ghats that is one of the Most dense and Bio- Diverse Forests in the world! And one of the last surviving.! Now, our Honourable Ministry of Environment has cleared a proposal to convert the road into a National Highway, for whatever God forsaken reason, and has permitted the cutting down of more than 10,000 trees !! Yes TEN THOUSAND TREES!! this is one of the most brutal Rapes on mother Nature by the powers that be. Are you going to sit silently and watch?? Or are you going to join me in lodging a protest to save mother Nature, our Home..and as a logical extension SAVE OURSELVES?!! ..Still undecided?? Go take a drive along that road while the trees still stand and breathe....and then come and sign this petition if you have a heart of courage..!

Let us please understand, that This is THE MOST BIODIVERSE region in the world, almost as diverse, if not more, as the famous Amazon Rain Forests ! The existing road, if repaired and maintained well, is more than adequate for the kind of traffic we see in those parts.. Please , wake up before it is too late !

 

Join me in this campaign..Not for Glory..but for Life..

 

Thank You

 

Sachin.Nayak.