Odisha’s ‘Development’: 2.6 Million Trees Sacrificed on the Altar of Progress—Whose Green Future Are We Really Building?
The dramatic reduction of trees in Odisha highlights a pressing environmental issue. Over 26 lakh trees have been cut down in the past 23 years under the previous government, primarily for development projects such as electricity services, mining, and road expansion. Environmentalists express grave concern, noting that felling more trees than are grown leads to ...
