LUCKNOW, Dec. 20 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, has directed to issue a fresh notice to the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) in a case related to felling of around 400 green trees in the state capital.

Justice Prakash Shrivastava, chairperson, NGT, and expert member A Senthil Vel, passed the order on December 16. The tribunal directed the UPSIDA to file the response within six weeks.

The NGT is examining the issue of felling of green trees in Lucknow in a suo motu case initiated on the basis of a news report "Irony on World Environment Day: U.P. Forest Corporation to auction 400 green trees in Lucknow on June 5", published in "The Hindustan Times, Lucknow," on June 4, 2024.

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