Vigil Villagers Of This Place Guard Their 120-Year-Old Tree From Land Mafia
Ajay Kumar, a local resident whose family has lived in the area for generations, informed that the villagers have been guarding the tree ever since the incident and that police had told them not to take the law in their hands and report immediately any untoward activity concerning the tree. Villagers are also planning to meet the District Magistrate and other civic bodies.
Talking to the media, Kumar said: “My father had passed away and we were busy with the rituals. After we were done, we got to know that the tree had been trimmed. Nearly five to six branches of the tree which were around six inches wide were trimmed.” Kumar said that Khampur is his ancestral village and many generations of his family have lived there.”
Kumar disclosed that a residential colony is being developed on the land where the tree is located. The villagers are asked them not to cut down the tree and leave some space around it.
Forest Department officials said they were not aware of the issue and that no permission had been granted for trimming of the said tree.