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Pay heed to concerns about quarrying in forests

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24.01.2026

An environmentalist has complained about this to a number of officials. The complaint letter has alleged that massive deforestation, hill cutting, and quarrying are taking place inside the Sawantwadi-Dodamarg wildlife corridor

A cleared patch of forest land near Kolzar village (right) an access path created by felling trees. PICS/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

A four-kilometre stretch inside the Western Ghats forest in Kolzar in Dodamarg taluka of Sindhudurg district, which is a part of an Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA), has allegedly been........

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