NEW DELHI: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh, reacting to a TOI report, has asked the Uttarakhand chief minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal, to intervene and prevent any illegal felling of trees in the Lachichiwala reserve forest area in Dehradun.
ToI reported that forest guards and officials of the state forest corporation were on a tree-cutting spree in the reserve forest area for developing the CM's dream project – a herbal park to be built over five acres of forest land.
Ramesh, in response to the story, wrote to the CM: "I am attaching a disturbing news article that appeared in today's Times of India that the Uttarakhand government has cut over 300 lush green trees in the Lachchiwala reserve forest area to develop a herbal garden. It is reported that this is in violation of the forest laws and that appropriate permissions had not been obtained for this felling."
Ramesh has asked the chief minister to look into the matter urgently and stop any unauthorised felling immediately.
Read more: ‘Uttarakhand CM must look into illegal felling of trees’ - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Uttarakhand-CM-must-look-into-illegal-felling-of-trees-/articleshow/7181612.cms#ixzz19URbcH21
ToI reported that forest guards and officials of the state forest corporation were on a tree-cutting spree in the reserve forest area for developing the CM's dream project – a herbal park to be built over five acres of forest land.
Ramesh, in response to the story, wrote to the CM: "I am attaching a disturbing news article that appeared in today's Times of India that the Uttarakhand government has cut over 300 lush green trees in the Lachchiwala reserve forest area to develop a herbal garden. It is reported that this is in violation of the forest laws and that appropriate permissions had not been obtained for this felling."
Ramesh has asked the chief minister to look into the matter urgently and stop any unauthorised felling immediately.
Read more: ‘Uttarakhand CM must look into illegal felling of trees’ - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Uttarakhand-CM-must-look-into-illegal-felling-of-trees-/articleshow/7181612.cms#ixzz19URbcH21
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