Jammu, July 13 -- Share Tweet Share Sopore/Rafiabad, July 13 (KNS): In a shocking case of environmental vandalism, a powerful sand mafia is brazenly stripping a lush forest area of in Waripora Chanam Wader, Watergam Forest Range of its invaluable green Deodar trees and illegally extracting sand and other material, turning once-verdant slopes into a barren wasteland. Hundreds of majestic Deodar trees have already been felled, their trunks lying scattered along the roadside as mute witnesses to the ongoing ecological crime. According to locals, the plunder is not limited to daytime operations heavy machinery, particularly tractors, operates round the clock, including through the night, depriving residents of sleep and peace. A special corre...