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Minister inquires into sandalwood smuggling [1]

Tirupur: Minister for Forests N. Selvaraj on Tuesday inspected Kulipatti in the district from where huge quantities of sandalwood were seized by the forest officials during the last fortnight in phases. He along with the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, A. S. Balanathan, examined how smugglers were able to cut down large number of trees in a short span of time.

Publication Date: 
11/11/2009
Hindu (Chennai) [2]
Tags:
Forests [3], Forest Resources [4], Sandalwood [5], Illegal Trade [6], Tamil Nadu [7], Tiruppur [8]
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