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Govt to develop sandalwood estates [1]

By P M Raghunandan, DH News Service, Bangalore:

With sandalwood production hitting the rock bottom, the State Forest department has decided to adopt Australian model to regain the States lost glory as Srighandadanaadu.

The department, as per the new plan, will develop exclusive sandalwood estates, where the scented trees will be given "intensive' protection.

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Publication Date: 
21/08/2008
Deccan Herald (Bangalore) [2]
Tags:
Forest Products [3], Sandalwood [4], Karnataka [5]
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