India, Dec. 19 -- Around 150 residents from Dehradun and Mussoorie in Uttarakhand have written a letter to Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari, raising concerns over the proposed Rispana-Bindal Elevated Road project.

The letter, signed by 146 citizens associated with the Dehradun Citizens Forum and other resident groups-including professionals, retired officials, writers, academicians, traders, social and environmental activists, and local residents-said that while the residents are not opposed to development, they have raised 21 concerns over the proposed 26-kilometre elevated corridor.

They argued that Dehradun is already grappling with unplanned growth, traffic congestion and ecological stress, and that the p...