The public protest against the alleged illegal, large-scale felling of trees in north Bengal took a sharp turn on Sunday with at least a hundred participating in a 33 km bike rally from Siliguri to Lataguri, near the Gorumara National Park, sporting green capes.

"Trees are being cut illegally and indiscriminately for the construction of a overbridge. The bike rally protest through the two hour stretch from Siliguri to Lataguri is to generate mass awareness," a rally participant said.