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Forests and fires (editorial) [1]

Binsar is a wildlife and forest sanctuary in Uttarakhand. It was declared a sanctuary decades ago, and as a result it is unscarred by development today. There are only five houses inside, each of which was built by the British more than a century ago. There is no electricity; water has to be carefully

Publication Date: 
03/05/2010
Vikram S Mehta [2]
Indian Express (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Forests [4], Forest Fires [5], Binsar SA [6], Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) [7]
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