Residents and environmentalists of Wai town in Satara district are up in arms against the proposed felling of trees for a road-widening project in their area. 

The Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation (MSIDC) is executing a road-widening project on the Surur-Wai and Wai-Mahabaleshwar-Poladpur routes. Locals claim that several indigenous trees will be axed for the 10-km stretch.