Case against contractor, PWD officials for felling trees Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The Forest Department has registered a case against a contractor and Public Works Department officials for felling nearly 50 huge trees under the cover of road widening works of the Udumbanchola-Rajakkad road. According to Devikulam range officer Arun Maharaj, the PWD contractor had sought permission to fell 21 trees for road widening on the CHR (Cardamom Hill Reserve) stretch. The request was sent to the higher-ups in Thiruvananthapuram as special sanction was required. Meanwhile, the contractor also sent a letter to the District Collector seeking permission to fell ten huge trees under the Disaster Management Act.