New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Since August, one question has puzzled several ecologists across the country: How dense is a rainforest?
The question emerged when the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation Limited (ANIIDCO) began the process for selection of contractors for "enumeration, felling, logging, and transportation" of trees as part of the Great Nicobar development project.
The government has planned four projects in the region for which an area of 166.10 sq km is required. Of this, about 130.75 sq km is forest area.P9
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