Pune Board president says the trees cut for a project were on defence land and procedures have been followed
For 75-year-old Major General (Retd) A K Dewan, it came as a shock when over 80 full grown peepul, neem and banyan trees were chopped and neatly sawed by the Ahmednagar Cantonment Board authorities for a proposed accommodation project for married Army officers.
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trees
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/right-information-rti
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
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