Environmentalists rued the proposal to cut down at least 4,600 trees — mostly deodar and broad leaf trees which are important for absorption of water — spread over 94 hectares for the construction
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/environmentalists-rue-felling-4600-trees-pithoragarh-tanakpur-road
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-dehradun
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pithoragarh-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trees
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmentalists
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests