Kinnaur's chilgoza trees make way for hydropower project

India’s growing energy requirements have made Kinnaur a major hub of hydro projects in Himachal Pradesh, particularly over the past two to three decades. As a result, there has been a large-scale diversion of forest land and cutting of trees, including chilgoza pine trees, for the construction of dams. Chilgoza pine (Pinus gerardiana), called champions […]

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