What started as a plan to cut some 37 trees, including large canopy rain trees, along one of Panaji's most scenic riverfront roads between Campal and Miramar, ended with some unusual protests by citizens, and an embarrassing climbdown for the Bharatiya Janata Party (bjp) government. In about three weeks of hectic campaigning, a group of largely middleclass citizens thwarted the government's action to widen the Campal
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/urban-dream
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/frederick-noronha
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trees
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/politics
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/panaji
