Mysore/Mysuru, April 12 -- Calls the project a publicity stunt; says no tree will be chopped near Lalitha Mahal

Heli-Tourism concept without a vision document is a flawed one and the much-publicised project will not be allowed in Mysuru at the cost of environment. Public opinion against the project is rising by the day and the Government will not go against it, said Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha.

He was speaking to reporters and also was interacting with Tourism and Forest Department officials at Lalitha Mahal Palace premises this morning where hundreds of trees have been marked for cutting to construct helipads and helicopter docking stations.

Heli-Tourism is a dream project of Tourism Minister C.P. Yogeeshwar and much has been writte...