The Indian pulp and paper industry stands indicted for the wide-scale decimation of forests in the country. Till the mid-1980s industry got wood at throwaway prices from vast forest lands owned by the government. As forests were denuded in their vicinity, their footprint increased; companies went far and further to procure cheap wood as raw material. But by the mid-1980s, environmental consciousness grew and the pressure mounted against deforestation.
Industry cried foul. It argued that it faced a massive raw material shortage. Since then, it has used every pressure
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