Guwahati, Oct. 12 -- The Assam Forest department has floated a Rs 8-lakh tender to fell, log and transport 407 standing trees at the proposed Adani Power plant site in Dhubri, raising fresh questions over the environmental cost of large-scale industrial development.

As Assam pushes ahead with a proposed 3,200 MW thermal power plant by Adani Power Limited in Chapar in Dhubri district, 407 standing trees have been earmarked for felling to clear the project site, according to an official tender floated by the Dhubri Forest Division.

The move has renewed concerns over the environmental consequences of the project, with questions emerging over the loss of mature trees, the impact on local biodiversity and the safeguards in place to offset th...