HR&CE Department in a document dated February 27, has ordered the axing of 545 naturally grown trees in the Sona Nathi Thoppu. The land to be razed, belongs to the Arunachaleswarar Temple and contains 22 species of trees. According to the order, … the trees are being razed to construct a tourist guest house. – Priyanka Thirumurthy
Environmentalists in Tiruvannamalai are not new to the fight to save trees along the Girivalam path. Only last year, they were up in arms against the Highways Department that wanted to fell trees to widen the path for pilgrims. An interim order from the National Green Tribunal, directing that not a single tree be cut, came as relief to activists in December. But now, another battle awaits them, in the form of a Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department order.
In a move bound to stoke controversy, the HR&CE Department in a…
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