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A proposed road expansion in Puri's Talabania locality triggered public outcry on Monday as 72 large trees face imminent felling. Local environmentalists and social activists are urging authorities to consider tree relocation or integration into infrastructure, citing past success in similar projects.
According to sources, as many as 72 large trees in the Talabania locality of the Puri pilgrimage town have been marked and numbered for cutting to facilitate a road expansion project. This has sparked concerns among environmentalists and social activists, who are urging authorities to adopt alternative methods such as tree relocation or inte...