A forest department report has revealed that Mangar is home to almost 6 lakh trees, making it a strong contender for the 'natural conservation zone' tag.

The report, which was submitted to National Green Tribunal on July 7, says that the forest department carried out random sampling and found that there were 5,99,889 trees in an area of 4,262 acres.

Admitting that it was not possible to arrive at an exact figure, given the vast expanse of area, the report reads, "It was decided to adopt the methodology of stratified random sampling employed by the forest survey of India, Dehradun, during the survey of forest areas throughout the country. Around 30% of the area is so badly damaged by mining that it hardly supports any vegetation now.".............Read more

Source web page: Times of India