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“IISER, Pune, is committed to increasing the tree cover on the campus in a sustainable manner. AdvertisingThe biologist, who had headed the landscape committee in 2017 – 2018, said the illegal tree felling was carried out before his tenure. “In its response to an RTI plea on the issue, the IISER stated that it doesn’t have any official records about the trees on its campus. As part of ongoing efforts, the institute will be planting the next batch of trees during the upcoming monsoon season. He had even furnished satellite images of the green cover taken before, according to him, the large-scale felling was carried out for which due permissions were not taken..