
More cases of tree felling emerging
The Hindu
500 huge teak and rosewood trees were suspected to be felled from Thrissur
Fresh cases of suspected illegal felling of trees have emerged from across the State as the investigating teams are pouring over official records and visiting the sites to ascertain the magnitude of loss. Five investigation teams headed by Divisional Forest Officers of the Flying Squads were on the field on Sunday to cross-verify the permits issued for transporting the timber with the status of the holdings in which the felled trees were located.
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