‘2 lakh trees chopped in Kulgam, 4 lakh to be chopped in Pulwama’| DCs of Ganderbal, Bandipora districts directed to appear in person for ‘explanation’ The J&K government on Tuesday informed the High Court that nearly two lakh Russian poplar trees were cut down in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district so far while four lakh such trees will be chopped in Pulwama district this month. In his compliance report, Deputy Commissioner Kulgam stated that till the end of May 2016, about 1,88,027 poplars of Russian species have been cut down in…
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