India, Oct. 1 -- The Supreme Court has sought the Union government's response by October 8 on an expert panel recommendation for a ban on fast-growing exotic tree species Conocarpus, used for green landscaping in cities, including Delhi. The Central Empowered Committee (CEC), a court-appointed statutory body, flagged the Conocarpus-related ecological and public health concerns in a report submitted last month.
"...must take instructions and file a response. These are huge trees...preferred in areas with a low water table," said a bench of Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai and Justice K Vinod.
Additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati, who appeared for the environment, forest, and climate change ministry, said the issue is being ...
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