Summary:
Kozhikode: Tightening the screws on those accused of felling trees at Muttil village in Wayanad the Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department has invoked sections 7 and 24 of Kerala Biological Diversity Acts and relevant Rules against them. Since the Act excluded farmers the Forest Department invoked the sections against the three brothers and middlemen accused of illegally felling protected tree species in Muttil. It is carried out on a massive scale and the quantum could be beyond preliminary estimates the investigation teams of the Forest Department have found. It may take more days since the Forest Department headquarters have till Monday received the reports only from Wayanad and Thrissur. The Forest Department will be compiling the reports from the districts before handing it over to the minister..