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Maharashtra: Court asks farmer who caused wildfire to plant 1,000 saplings
Updated On: 21 May, 2022 07:45 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Magistrate S A Virani then ordered him to pay a fine of Rs 5,000, and also plant 1,000 saplings and take care of them. Patil was asked to submit a detailed report about the plantation and survival of saplings to the forest department's office at Malkapur
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A magistrate's court in Maharashtra has ordered a farmer who unintentionally triggered a massive wildfire to plant 1,000 saplings and take care of them.
Subhash Ramrao Patil, resident of Nandgaon village in Satara district, admitted to his guilt before a Judicial Magistrate First Class in Karad tehsil on Friday.
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