DFO: Clearing of uprooted trees underway, logs to be auctioned soon

THE Forest department has started clearing the wood from the 7,500 of the thousands of trees that were uprooted due to a severe squall-like incident across 332 hectares in the Agency area, particularly in the Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary, in September this year.

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The uprooted trees, many of which were tall and long-lived, are being converted into logs and transported to local timber depots for storage and eventual auction.

Mulugu District Forest Officer (DFO) Rahul Jadhav Yadav said the freak weather phenomenon caused massive destruction in the area. "About 7,500 trees were uprooted, and our teams have been working to process and transport the logs," Yadav said.