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The proposed 'Hubballi-Ankola Railway Line' project in Karnataka has faced severe ecological opposition primarily because:
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- 1It conflicts directly with the existing double-line Konkan Railway alignment along the coast.
- 2It violates the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules in deep inland zones.
- 3It requires the mandatory displacement of several million metropolitan urban residents.
- 4It cuts through ecologically sensitive areas of the Western Ghats, potentially fragmenting wildlife habitats in Tiger Reserves and critical corridors.✓
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It cuts through ecologically sensitive areas of the Western Ghats, potentially fragmenting wildlife habitats in Tiger Reserves and critical corridors.
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