In places like Bidar and Gulbarga, in Karnataka it is even more difficult to comprehend the environmental damage caused in the name of development. More than 10,000 trees will be sacrificed in these twin districts to pave the way for progress. The highly ambitious World Bank-funded upgradation of the Bidar-Srirangapatna state highway will certainly have a lasting impact on whatever green cover and wildlife is left in these two plain districts situated on the northern tip of Karnataka.