Updated Feb 11, 2021 | 18:13 IST
The committee suggested that instead of cutting down trees for highway projects, the governments should first explore alternative options for these projects.
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Ever thought we will able to quantify and put a price tag on the oxygen we get from trees?
Well, in a first, a Supreme Court panel has managed to put a price tag on a tree. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde had set up a committee in February to evaluate the true value of a tree when a PIL had challenged the West Bengal government's decision to cut 356 trees to construct five railway overbridges costing Rs 500 crore. The committee comprised Soham Pandya, B K Maji, Niranjita Mitra, N K Mukarji and Sunita Narain.