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Himachal Pradesh has no government vehicle to monitor felling

The state Forest Department has 37 regional and six wildlife forest divisions and under them, there are 198 forest ranges. Thirty-nine out of the 198 forest ranges are sensitive ones.

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Shimla: In a written reply in the Assembly, Himachal Pradesh Forest Minister Govind Thakur on Friday revealed that the state has no government vehicle to monitor illegal felling, mining and fire-related incidents in the mountain state's forests.

He also said that the state Forest Department has 37 regional and six wildlife forest divisions and under them, there are 198 forest ranges. Thirty-nine out of the 198 forest ranges are sensitive ones.

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