Tree felled for NH widening kills a whole bunch of birds in Malappuram
3 min readBy Express News Service
MALAPPURAM: More than 100 birds had been killed when a tree was felled for NH improvement at V Okay Padi in A R Nagar Panchayat on Thursday. The video of the incident went viral on social media on Friday. Dozens of birds had been actually crushed to loss of life beneath the branches of the tree when it touched the bottom. Several folks took to social media on the day to vent their anger towards the folks accountable for the merciless incident.
Following the incident, the Forest Department additionally took motion in opposition to the folks accountable for the killing of birds. Forest Minister A Okay Saseendran mentioned the tree was felled violating a number of norms.
“The forest department had not provided permission to cut the tree. Even if they have permission to do it, they are not supposed to cut it when birds live in it. Strict action will be taken against the people who felled the tree under the Wild Life Protection Act,” Saseeendran mentioned.
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The forest division officers registered a case in opposition to the contractor for felling the tree with out permission from the division. Also, the JCB used to push down the tree was seized and its driver was taken into custody. The A R Nagar Panchyat authorities mentioned they weren’t knowledgeable concerning the felling by the contractor. “We were not informed about the felling of the tree in advance. When this incident came to our notice, we immediately informed the forest department. Also, we removed the dead birds from the area in several bags. They should not have done such a cruel act,” mentioned Liyakathali, V Okay Padi ward member.
MALAPPURAM: More than 100 birds had been killed when a tree was felled for NH improvement at V Okay Padi in A R Nagar Panchayat on Thursday. The video of the incident went viral on social media on Friday. Dozens of birds had been actually crushed to loss of life beneath the branches of the tree when it touched the bottom. Several folks took to social media on the day to vent their anger towards the folks accountable for the merciless incident.
Following the incident, the Forest Department additionally took motion in opposition to the folks accountable for the killing of birds. Forest Minister A Okay Saseendran mentioned the tree was felled violating a number of norms.
“The forest department had not provided permission to cut the tree. Even if they have permission to do it, they are not supposed to cut it when birds live in it. Strict action will be taken against the people who felled the tree under the Wild Life Protection Act,” Saseeendran mentioned.
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The forest division officers registered a case in opposition to the contractor for felling the tree with out permission from the division. Also, the JCB used to push down the tree was seized and its driver was taken into custody. The A R Nagar Panchyat authorities mentioned they weren’t knowledgeable concerning the felling by the contractor. “We were not informed about the felling of the tree in advance. When this incident came to our notice, we immediately informed the forest department. Also, we removed the dead birds from the area in several bags. They should not have done such a cruel act,” mentioned Liyakathali, V Okay Padi ward member.
