Agra officials fined for felling trees, ecologists pleased
By ians • Mar 17th, 2009Agra, March 17, The Supreme Court has fined officials of the Uttar Pradesh forest department and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for illegally felling thousands of trees and beginning construction work. Environmentalists here are happy that Rs.20,000 would be deducted from the salaries of those found guilty.
