Shimla, July 2 -- Amid growing concerns "over unregulated hill cutting and dumping activities" in road construction by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in Himachal Pradesh, the state government has formed a high-level committee to monitor and investigate all ongoing cutting works, especially among four-lane highway projects.

Addressing the media in Shimla on Wednesday, Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Vikramaditya Singh said that the committee will be chaired by him and will include senior officials from the PWD, Jal Shakti Department, Forest Department, and officers from NHAI.

"Today, we have taken up the concerns of Himachal Pradesh residents very seriously, especially related to the ongoing cutting work for four-...