The State government was trying to address the challenge of desertification with a narrow approach, alleged Ranjan Panda, an environmentalist, adding that plantation was not the only answer to such a vast problem. “The government must give priority to preserving ecosystem in its every developmental plan. It is a double-speak on part of the government that it promotes greenery and in the same breath it allows hundreds of agricultural and forested land to be acquired for industrial purpose,” Mr. Panda said. The government must do ecological cost-benefit analysis of every project, he advised.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:58:32 +0000
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