Punjab clears 1st wildlife corridor in ₹2,000-cr Zirakpur bypass
In a first-of-its-kind project, Punjab will have a wildlife corridor to preserve a protected forest that was obstructing the proposed six-lane Zirakpur bypass road recently approved by the Union Cabinet. A 3-km-long elevated road will now be constructed over the protected forest. The Forest Department manages nearly 400 acres of protected forest in Peer Muchalla (Zirakpur), adjacent to the river.