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Concerned over the alleged environmental degradation at Bhubaneswar Ekamra Kanan, also known as the Regional Plant Resource Centre (RPRC) Botanical Garden, senior citizens and environmental advocates staged a peaceful protest outside its premises on Saturday.
The demonstrators accused authorities of destroying the natural ecosystem under the guise of development inside the prominent green zone of the capital city.
According to protestors, the last three years have seen repeated tree-cutting drives and the construction of concrete structures, including roads, within the garden premises. They argue that this not only threatens the...