Guwahati, June 8 -- Civil society activists in Guwahati are up in arms, accusing the Assam government of a "blatant disregard for public sentiment, environmental responsibility, and a shocking reversal of earlier commitments" regarding the GNB Road flyover project.

A press conference held on Sunday in Guwahati, featuring prominent intellectuals and scholars, condemned the ongoing felling and purported "translocation" of numerous, including century-old, trees in the Ambari and Dighalipukhuri areas.

The activists expressed profound disappointment, highlighting the government's previous assurance, made after widespread public protest and a court case, that the flyover design would be realigned to avoid impacting any trees. This commitment,...