With around one lakh trees axed to widen the NH-1 in the state and the Forest Department not getting land to plant saplings, the state may be heading for a major ecological crisis.
According to documents available with The Tribune, if the Forest Department does not take action, chances are that they might lose Rs 45 crore given as funds for afforestation by the Union Ministry of Forests.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/rs-45-crore-afforestation-fund-jeopardy
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecology
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/highways
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-highways-authority-india-nhai
