Aug. 25: The mythological Kalpavriksha, known as Baobab tree, may face extinction in the state because of the extension of NH-9 from Hyderabad to Vijayawada.
According to botanists, there are only eight such trees in the state mostly distributed in Krishna district along the highway. All the trees are several hundreds of years old.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/highway-threat-kalpavriksha
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-chronicle-hyderabad
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trees
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/highways
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hyderabad-d
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vijayawada
