Danger to 7,000 trees? Gujarat HC issues notice to govt
December 08, 2011
Ahmedabad, 8 December 2011
Gujarat High Court today issued notice to concerned departments of Gujarat government while hearing a public interest litigation challenging widening of Sanand-Nal Sarovar road by removing 7,000 fully grown green trees, many of them 100-year old.
The court was told that many of the trees can be saved, if the road is widened by 1.5 meter instead of 3 meter.
Next hearing on this will be held on 15 December.
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