Several trees cut in Odisha ahead of PM visit; probe ordered
Several trees have been felled in Odisha's Balangir district to prepare a temporary helipad for PM Narendra Modi's visit on January 15. Balangir Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Samir Satapathy said that around 1,000 to 1,200 trees have been felled to prepare the helipad. He added that trees were cut without obtaining prior permission and has ordered a probe.