Mysuru, April 20 -- The cool, tree-lined streets of Dattagalli 3rd Stage in Mysuru are facing an environmental threat as the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) has sought permission to remove around 175 trees to facilitate the installation of a 'high-tension' power line.

The area already has one 66/11 KV line and one more 66/11 KV line has been planned to supply 15 MW of power. The project, set to run from the electricity supply unit at Ring Road Junction to H.D. Kote Road via Dattagalli Third Stage, 10th Cross, has sparked public outrage.

The KPTCL has proposed laying high-tension cables along multiple crossroads in Dattagalli's Third Stage -an area that has grown into a lush green neighbourhood over the past thre...