Bye Bye, Tiger Wood
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24/12/2002
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Outlook (New Delhi)
A lush forest turns a giant golf course overnight? Well, on paper, it's already happened. The Ajit Warty committee appointed by the Maharashtra government to chart out the development of Mumbai's northern suburbs has conveniently ignored the very existence of the Vasai forest in its report. Instead, it's laid the ground for the clearing of 20,000 acres of forest land located just around 50 km from the city centre.