Dehradun, Aug. 17 -- Opposition to tree felling at Rishikesh's Saat Modh

Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 14 Aug: Environmentalists and local residents from Rishikesh and Dehradun held a joint press conference at the Uttaranchal Press Club, here, today. These are the people who have been protesting against tree felling at Saat Modh in Rishikesh for the past two to three weeks. Speakers at the press conference, primarily from Rishikesh, expressed serious concern over the destruction being caused by road widening and strongly questioned the government's claims of development.

Environmentalist Himanshu Arora, opening the press conference, raised serious questions about the development model, saying, "We are continuously destroying the natura...