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Probe into felling of trees [1]

Shariq Majeed
Tribune News Service
Rajouri, February 23

A well-knit forest mafia is working closely with some officials of the forest department, who are allegedly felling down dozens of Chir ( forest tree), in Mayardi village near here. This is what locals here say. They believe the forest mafia comprises 11 to 12 persons, predominantly Gujjars.

Publication Date: 
24/02/2009
Tribune (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Deforestation [3], Trees [4], Coal [5], Jammu & Kashmir [6]

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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jammu-kashmir