India, Feb. 22 -- The Pune Forest Department has issued notices to 15 societies along with the Dhankawdi ward office over the garbage dumping in the reserve forest area at Taljai Hill. The department asked the ward office to take necessary action to prevent such incidents and also collect the garbage thrown into the reserve forest area.

The forest area of Taljai Hill reported four forest fire incidents within the last twenty days. These repeated incidents have been affecting the plantation as well as the local biodiversity, especially the native plant species. The citizens from the area as well as the conservationists have raised concerns over the security lapses and lack of preparedness from the forest department to deal with the issue....