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3 million trees on chopping block

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Sonu Jain Posted: Jan 01, 2008 at 0034 hrs IST
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• Rowghat Iron Ore Mining Project, Chhattisgarh: 883 hectares of forest land to be cleared for the project, and another 259 more to lay a rail line to carry the ore. This means felling of 2.95 lakh trees. Incidentally, the project was earlier rejected as it involved felling of a large number of trees

• Three irrigation projects, Maharashtra: Together, the Human River Project, Lower Penganaga Major Irrigation Project and Jigoan Irrigation Project involve cutting of 3.38 lakh trees. Again, the projects were earlier rejected on ground of felling of two many trees

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