Courts Halt Illegal Tree Felling in Mussoorie

The Uttarakhand High Court has ordered the Mussoorie municipality to cease cutting trees without forest department approval. A legal petition highlighted unauthorized tree felling for road expansion, prompting the court to demand responses from all parties and halting the project pending an investigation.

The Uttarakhand High Court has issued a directive to the Mussoorie municipality, prohibiting the cutting down of any trees without the necessary permission from the forest department.

This ruling emerged during a hearing of a petition by Pravesh Singh Rana, who alleged illegal felling of Oak trees in a forest designated area in Mussoorie.

The court has set the next hearing for April 27, with the orders for an investigation into the matter and a halt on road expansion projects until proper permissions are secured.

(With inputs from agencies.)