The Chhattisgarh Congress’s Surguja district unit has joined local residents against its own party’s government over the felling of trees in the Hasdeo Aranya forest for mining projects.
An extension of Parsa East Kente Basan (PEKB) coal block and an adjacent coal block in Parsa are to be mined for the Rajasthan government by Adani Enterprises Ltd.
The state forest department started felling trees in the pristine forest on Tuesday. Although the exercise had to stop due to massive protests by tribal people — they have been holding a vigil in the area for weeks now — nearly 100 trees were cut.
