Congress leader wants inquiry into cutting of 500 cashew trees

28 Jun 2017 07:08 PM

The Congress Quepem MLA Babu Kawlekar has demanded inquiry into the indiscriminate cutting of around 500 cashew trees in Quepem area.



He alleges that Forest officials are involved in the illegality.

Babu said that people had come to his residence to complain about a large number of trees being cut by some 10 to 12 people.He said that people are saying that forest department officials themselves were involved in

He said that people are saying that forest department officials themselves were involved in

He said that people are saying that forest department officials themselves were involved in the cutting of these trees.   

Babu said that the cultivators who were originally cultivating the land in Quepem right from Dayanand Bandodkar time have to be given cultivation rights and their names be included in the form one and 14’s.

Reporter: Ramesh Naik Raut | Desk: Glenn Costa



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