Hundreds of trees felled illegally in yard of closed factory in Greater Noida
6 months, 1 week ago

Hundreds of trees felled illegally in yard of closed factory in Greater Noida

Hindustan Times  

Hundreds of fully-grown trees on the premises of a closed factory near Yamaha and close to the Surajpur wetland in Greater Noida were chopped by unidentified persons, alleged environmental activists, adding that the three were felled without taking permission from the forest department. Taking cognisance of the matter, Gautam Budh Nagar forest department issued a notice to a supervisor found at the site during inspections and sought legal documents on the ownership of the place. However, no permission was not obtained from the forest department for the activity,” said Pramod Srivastava, divisional forest officer, Gautam Budh Nagar. “As per our analysis, around 1,000 fully-grown trees of various varieties were cut at the site and the felled trees were being loaded into vehicles in broad daylight.

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SC mulls setting up panel to vet permission for felling trees in Delhi
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1 month ago

SC mulls setting up panel to vet permission for felling trees in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday proposed to set up a committee of experts and said it would direct that the permission granted for felling of trees in Delhi would not be implemented without the panel's nod. SC mulls setting up panel to vet permission for felling trees in Delhi Referring to the depleting tree cover in the national …

FIR fails to halt felling of trees at Greater Noida factory
5 months, 4 weeks ago

FIR fails to halt felling of trees at Greater Noida factory

Hindustan Times  

Around 500 fully-grown trees were allegedly cut from the premises of a closed factory in Surajpur area of Greater Noida on Tuesday, allegedly without due permission from the forest department, environmental activists have said, adding that the matter was raised two week ago, and despite the forest department filing an FIR in the matter, the illegal felling has continued. The …

Court pulls up Delhi forest dept for destroying trees citing infra projects
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Court pulls up Delhi forest dept for destroying trees citing infra projects

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Wednesday reprimanded the AAP government’s forest department for destroying trees under the pretext of pruning and granting permission to fell trees without passing a non-speaking order saying that the department did not care about the environment. In that order, the high court had directed the government to not grant permission for cutting trees to individuals …

Ludhiana Improvement Trust official files complaint against residents for illegal axing of trees
10 months ago

Ludhiana Improvement Trust official files complaint against residents for illegal axing of trees

Hindustan Times  

Officials from the Ludhiana Improvement Trust have lodged a complaint at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar police station regarding the unauthorised cutting down of trees in Block-E, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Pakhowal Road, in Ludhiana According to the complaint, a large number of trees in Block-E were allegedly cut down by the park management committee and some unidentified individuals for …

Three forest officers suspended in Daund over illegal tree-cutting
10 months, 1 week ago

Three forest officers suspended in Daund over illegal tree-cutting

Hindustan Times  

The forest department on Monday suspended three forest staff from the Daund Range over alleged dereliction of duty after illegal tree-cutting incident was reported in the area. The suspended officials include range forest officer Kalyani Godse and two forest guards Ravindra Dhanaji Magar and Kiran Kadam. The officer said, “There were complaints about Illegal tree cutting, coal mining and illegal …

Illegal tree felling in Belur: Forest Department suspends four officials, recommends action against IFoS officer
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Illegal tree felling in Belur: Forest Department suspends four officials, recommends action against IFoS officer

The Hindu  

The Forest Department has suspended four officers of Hassan district and recommended disciplinary action against the Deputy Conservator of Forests on charges of dereliction of duty following the illegal felling of 126 trees at Nandagodanahalli in Belur taluk. Further, the Forest Department recommended the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms take action against D. Mohan Kumar, DCF of Hassan, as …

‘Superficial exercise’: Delhi HC rebukes forest dept for permitting tree felling
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Superficial exercise’: Delhi HC rebukes forest dept for permitting tree felling

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday rebuked the city government officials for adopting a casual approach while granting permission to cut down trees, saying the forest department officials took the decision on the basis of a “superficial exercise”. The bench was hearing a contempt plea filed by climate activist Bhavreen Kandhari, complaining that the tree officer has failed …

No Permission Will Be Granted To Any Individual For Felling Of Trees Till Sept 14: Delhi Govt To High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

No Permission Will Be Granted To Any Individual For Felling Of Trees Till Sept 14: Delhi Govt To High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi Government has told the Delhi High Court that no permission will be granted to any individual for felling of trees in the national capital till September 14. The government further told Justice Jasmeet Singh that any permission required for important projects will be intimated to the court.The submission was made by Delhi Government’s counsel, Advocate Dhairya Gupta, in …

U’khand forest dept busts timber mafia, recovers 4000 logs of deodar, kail trees
1 year, 3 months ago

U’khand forest dept busts timber mafia, recovers 4000 logs of deodar, kail trees

Hindustan Times  

The Uttarakhand forest department recovered over 4,000 logs of the finest quality of age-old Deodar and Kail trees in Chakrata forest division in a search and seizure operation lasting for ten days, officials said. The raid involved around 150 forest personnel and officials said that they have also unearthed the environmental crimes committed by the “Timber Mafia” over the years. …

No concrete action against illegal tree felling in Ernakulam
1 year, 11 months ago

No concrete action against illegal tree felling in Ernakulam

The Hindu  

Illegal tree felling continues in the district even as the representation of environmentalists in the advisory committee to monitor the felling of trees in public spaces has been reduced to a namesake. “We have lodged a complaint before the Station House Officer, Kalamassery police station, demanding action against those involved in the illegal act,” said Nishad A.K., chairman of the …

Green murder: Rampant tree felling continues in Telangana forests
2 years ago

Green murder: Rampant tree felling continues in Telangana forests

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Ten trees an hour. That has been the average rate of illegal tree felling in Telangana’s reserve forests since October this year, as the government’s efforts to keep its promise of providing pattas for forest land for podu cultivation have accelerated. It may be noted that the government called for fresh applications for podu pattas last year, prompting five …

Delhi losing its trees due to lack of census, violation of rules
3 years ago

Delhi losing its trees due to lack of census, violation of rules

Hindustan Times  

Delhi could be losing thousands of trees every year -- thanks to the absence of a tree census and faulty implementation of existing laws. Yet, few mark trees, both within the boundary walls or just outside, and as a result, the forest department claimed, many trees are going missing -- being cut down without any permission being sought. Sarvodaya Enclave, …

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