India, April 22 -- Tree-felling in Roopnagar

On April 20, 2026, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Chief Secretary of Punjab to file a response regarding a complaint about the large-scale illegal felling of Khair trees in the state's Roopnagar forest division.

The tribunal directed notice be issued to the respondents - Chief Secretary, Punjab; Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Punjab; Deputy Commissioner Roopnagar; Divisional Forest Officer, Roopnagar and Conservator of Forests, Shivalik Hills Circle. The responses have to be submitted before the next date of hearing, August 5, 2026.

In the application, the applicant alleged large-scale illegal felling of Khair trees in a government-protected forest located in F...