Guwahati, May 20 -- "Reclaim Guwahati," a citizens' collective, has raised serious environmental and safety concerns regarding ongoing infrastructure projects in the rapidly urbanizing city.

The group, comprised of volunteers who have been cleaning Dighalipukhuri for the past six months, is particularly critical of the Noonmati-Dighalipukhuri flyover project, fearing for the city's already fragile green cover.

Actor Aghardeep Baruah said, "The proposed Noonmati-Dighalipukhuri flyover is seen as a significant threat to Guwahati's dwindling green cover. The planned felling of mature trees in Ambari, which provide crucial shade and ecological benefits, has sparked public outcry."

Urban planner Umi Boragohain highlighted a "lack of transpa...