Pauri Garhwal, Aug. 27 -- More than 100 Gen Alpha students of a private school reached the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) office in Pauri with drums and a band to draw the Forest Department's attention to dangerous trees along their school route.

Frustrated over the alleged lack of action for nearly a year, the students staged the protest by beating drums outside the office on Wednesday and demanded the immediate removal of the hazardous trees.

A tree standing along the road leading to the private school in Pauri town has long been posing a serious threat to schoolchildren and pedestrians. Students use the route every day, raising fears that the tree could fall at any time and lead to a major accident.

The school management claimed th...