Sayaji Shinde questions need for permissions to plant trees, alleges forest department of hindering Devarai Project

Mumbai, Sep 29 ( UNI) Why is permission required to plant trees in Maharashtra? Why should there be legal restrictions on afforestation, and why does the Forest Department fail to notice encroachments on forest land? Renowned actor and head of the Sahyadri Devarai Foundation, Sayaji Shinde, has raised these questions while expressing his displeasure over what he described as unnecessary hurdles being created by forest officials. Shinde, who has been actively involved in promoting forest conservation and plantation through the Sahyadri Devarai Foundation across western Maharashtra and other parts of the state, has now expanded the initiative to eastern Vidarbha.…