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Eviction drive Intensifies in Kotkhai: Over 1,220 apple and pear trees felled

Shimla, July 13 (UNI)The court-monitored forest land eviction drive in Kotkhai area of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh gained further momentum today, with the Special Operation Procedure (SOP) team felling 472 fruit-bearing trees in Village Chaithla of Gram Panchayat Pandali
The eviction drive was undertaken following the Himachal Pradesh High Court's strict directives to remove illegal apple orchards from encroached forest land.
According to official information, the trees belonged to nine individuals who had allegedly encroached upon government forest land and planted commercial orchards.
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