Forest along Buckingham Canal set to be axed

A patch of mangrove forests along the Buckingham Canal, behind the Madras University campus, is on the verge of being completely destroyed. Shocked conservationists say the trees that can offset the ill-effects of cyclones and other natural calamities are, ironically, being uprooted as part of monsoon preparedness.

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