Nature's beauty of Maravanthe to become history soon

Kundapur: The natural scenic beauty of Maravanthe is going to remain only in memories after the long-awaited conversion of the highway stretch into a four-lane. The task of removing trees standing alongside the stretch of the national highway 66 between Karwar and Kundapur has already begun. A number of trees which lived here for hundreds of years are being chopped off. The trees like Devadaru, Akeshiya, May flower, Gali, Ala, Goli and many more trees have just disappeared. We can only show the pictures of the trees to the future generation which is indeed saddening. Maravanthe is a village and a beach near Kundapura, Karnataka, India. Outlook travel considers it one of Karnataka's most beautiful beaches. It is about 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Udupi. NH-66 runs right next to the beach and the Suparnika River flows on the other side of the road, creating a spectacular scenery and considered only one of its kind in India. The river Souparnika, which almost touches Arabian Sea here, makes a U turn and goes westward to join the Sea only after a journey of more than 10 kilometres. Agencies