Uttarakhand forest dept files case against 4 PWD engineers for felling trees in Champawat

The Uttarakhand forest department has registered a case against four engineers, including an executive engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD) in Champawat district for allegedly changing the alignment of the road and felling trees.

“We have registered a case under the Forest Act against four engineers of PWD for changing the alignment of the road and felling trees in Danda range under Haldwani forest division. The officers have been issued notice also about the case,” said RK Maurya, sub-divisional officer, Tanakpur forest in Champawat.

Maurya said a 16-km road was sanctioned with a budget of ₹8 crore from Taknagoth to Danda Malla in Champawat block around 100-km from Champawat district headquarters under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna.