Udaipur, April 5: Over tea served in steel bowls, Sawaji Gameti recalled those days when tree felling was rampant in the forest located near his home in Karget, Rajasthan. People logged trees for money, which often made me worry about the forest s future. Luckily, Udaipur-based non-profit Seva Mandir took note of the situation and held a meeting with us, in which we were educated about the ill effects of unsustainable felling, the octogenarian recalled.
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