Sanjay Sondhi, a naturalist and resident of Dehradun, spells out why citizens are against the move to destroy the Thano
forest
In October 2020, the Uttarakhand government sought approval to transfer 243 acres of forest land for the expansion of Dehradun's Jolly Grant Airport. If granted, over 10,000 trees could be axed in Thano, a forest lovingly called Dehradun's green lung. Sanjay Sondhi, naturalist and activist and member of Uttarakhand’s State Board for Wildlife, tells us why we must #SaveThano
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