Punjab faces declining forest and tree cover. Environmental groups are pushing for a tree preservation act. They want stricter regulations and increased tree planting. The aim is to reverse the trend ...

The act states that any person granted permission to cut a tree shall be bound to plant and tend two trees in lieu of every tree cut, preferably in the same area. CHANDIGARH: In order to maintain ...

Chandigarh: In a bid to preserve Punjab's green cover and check environmental degradation, the state govt has imposed strict curbs on tree felling in urban areas, with penal provisions for ...

Chandigarh: To regulate the felling of trees and maintain ecological balance and green cover, the state finance department ...

Introduced in response to National Green Tribunal directives, the bill aims to regulate tree felling in urban and non-forest areas Environmentalists have raised strong objections to the draft of the ...

Punjab is set to construct its first urban wildlife corridor as part of the upcoming Zirakpur bypass project. The initiative includes a 3-km elevated road through a protected forest area near Peer ...