CRIMEJun 21 · 14:19 UTCTHE HINDU NATIONAL

Teak trees illegally felled in Chalakudy forest division, sold to private firm, says report

273 teak trees, some over 60 years old, were illegally felled in Chalakudy forest division and sold to a Thiruvananthapuram-based wood industries firm for ₹8.52 lakh, significantly below their assessed value of ₹41.55 lakh. The report indicates the real value could be higher, and the felling was part of State hill highway works on private and assigned lands.

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