After knowing that the encroachers set fire in the protected forest area, nearly 100 acres and cultivating cash crops in Sirumalai hills, iGREEN and Equal Justice jointly organised fact finding visit with lawyers and media persons and gone to sirumalai Hills. We were shocked when we saw fired forest land. The thick forest covers about 50 square hectares and has valued trees including teak, silver oak, neem, Banyan and sandal wood. Trees of 100 acres land were cut down and fired by the encroachers.
Daily news paper published about the issue. iGREEN and Equal Justice plan to file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL ) in Madurai High court, if the forest department does not take any immediate action
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