Life at risk
Streams and the riparian vegetation they feed create important habitats for countless aquatic and terrestrial species. Construction and rail m Read More
Fisher lives matter
Estuarine fisheries alone support hundreds of fishermen and are an important source of income. Implementing the HARP will lead to the contamination of stream Read More
Endemic amphibia
The proposed railway line will pass through habitats that host many endemic and endangered species such as the Malabar tree toad ​Pedostibes tubercu Read More
Elephant corridor
The proposed railway line will pass through a wildlife corridor between Bedthi Conservation Reserve and Kali Tiger Reserve (KTR), which are known to be frequ Read More
Tiger corridor
Tigers have also been observed using the wildlife corridor between Bedthi Conservation Reserve and Kali Tiger Reserve to move between KTR and the S Read More
A Hornbill haven
The project area and its surroundings are a major stronghold of Great and Malabar Pied Hornbills for the entire Western Ghats; both keystone species, meaning Read More
Linear intrusions
All linear intrusion; that is, railway lines and roads, are equally dangerous, as are other large-scale destructive projects (like dams and mines). Thou Read More
Shrinking fragments
The average size of forest fragments in the Western Ghats, a highly fragmented biodiversity hotspot, is already alarmingly small; a meagre 3.9 Read More
The casualties - elephant
An inescapable result of mindlessly constructed linear intrusions into forests, such as railway lines like the HARP, and roads is mortality from ac Read More
Roadkill - leopard cat
An inescapable result of mindlessly constructed linear intrusions into forests, such as railway lines like the HARP, and roads is mortality from ac Read More
