Goa, Feb. 15 -- The highway's last remaining banyan tree, a religious icon estimated to be over 200 years old, has become the focal point of an intense battle between infrastructure development and environmental preservation. Activists, residents, and environmentalists are fighting to prevent its translocation to make way for the six-lane elevated corridor along NH66.

Green Brigade convenor Avertino Miranda highlighted the ecological destruction already caused by the project, stating, "Over 600 trees have already been cut. Five rainforest trees were translocated, but they are dead. Now, we are trying to ensure that no more trees are touched. The last banyan tree must be saved. We will not allow anyone to touch it and the only solution is...