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The Supreme Court has stated that it is everyone's constitutional duty to protect trees and public authorities should be meticulous in not seeking more trees to be felled than necessary. The court made this observation while hearing a plea by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) seeking permission to cut over 800 trees in the Taj Trapezium Zone for a highway project between Agra and Gwalior.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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