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Green activist seeks neutral probe into illegal felling of 5,000 khair trees in Himachal's Trilokpur

Nahan, May 14 (UNI) Environmentalist and social worker Nathuram Chauhan has raised serious concerns over the ongoing investigation into the illegal felling of more than 5,000 khair trees in the forest area near Trilokpur, located in the Nahan Assembly constituency, and alleged a deliberate cover-up attempt.
Addressing the media at the Sirmaur district headquarters on Wednesday, Chauhan alleged a deliberate cover-up attempt by the local forest and administrative authorities.
Chauhan, who initially filed the complaint in the matter, noted that the Himachal Pradesh High Court had already taken suo motu cognizance of the illegal activity and directed the state government to submit a report by May 27.
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