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Tree felling spree in Chengalpattu-Tindivanam NH

CHENNAI, May 26: Environment activists have brought attention to the rampant felling of trees at National Highways in Tamil Nadu, especially...

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CHENNAI, May 26: Environment activists have brought attention to the rampant felling of trees at National Highways in Tamil Nadu, especially the one between Chengalpattu and Tindivanam. The activists from Exnora International have pointed out that contractors raze to ground 50-year trees with huge bulldozers.

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