Malappuram National Highway Development, almost 100 birds died in tree felling, forest department to take case against contractors

MALAPURAM: There are reports that the forest department will file a case against the contractors in the incident over the death of hundreds of birds after the trees were felled at Thalapara V K Padi, for the development of national highway. The preliminary conclusion is that fifty cormorants belonging to Schedule IV have died in the felling of trees.

The strict instructions of the forest department that the trees should be felled only after the eggs in the tree nests have hatched, were violated. The case is registered under the Wildlife Protection Act.