While Jashore has been suffering from intense heatwave over the last three weeks, the Forest Department has decided to cut down 2,044 trees on four roads of the district
The Telangana High Court had directed the Roads and Building department authorities to examine the representation given by a voluntary organisation, Vata Foundation, for translocation of trees being f
Felling of trees on Gandipet road begins
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Plea to allow translocation of decades-old trees ignored
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Plea to allow translocation of decades-old trees ignored
Everyone has their priorities. Even as COVID second wave is rampaging across the fear stricken population, the Roads & Buildings department has thought it fit to complete the road widening work at Gandipet by chopping giant decades-old trees, ignoring a pending request from a voluntary body to freely translocate them, on Monday.
“Absolutely devastated to see the trees being chopped after I had appealed to the department to give me time till the first monsoon showers to shift the trees as the climate is not suitable for the translocation. But they seem to be a in hurry to get the hack job done,” bemoaned Vata Foundation trustee P. Uday Krishna.
Real estate firm slapped with ₹20 lakh fine for felling trees
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It fell over 300 trees at its site without official permission
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It fell over 300 trees at its site without official permission
Forest department has slapped hefty penalty on a real estate company which had felled hundreds of trees without permission in Shamirpet mandal of Medchal-Malkajgiri district.
The department has fined Vasavi Green Leaf Ventures a sum of ₹20 lakh for felling more than 300 trees at their site in Bomraspet village, without permission from the Tree Protection Committee. All the felled trees were of teak species, said officials.
The violation came to light about 10 days ago, after which an inquiry was conducted by the District Forest Officer Venkateshwarlu. After the violation was confirmed, the company was booked under the WALTA Act, and notices were served for payment of penalty.