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Good Lord! No trees

Submitted by rummykhan on Wed, 2011-06-15 16:18

A month before the chariot festival of Jagannath in Odisha’s Puri town, newspapers in the state published a government advertisement: “Donate phasi timber for chariot construction.” It promised a felicitation certificate to anyone donating timber for making three gigantic chariots. The appeal soon made headlines.

Name of the Journal: 
Down to Earth
thesaurus: 
Public Participation
Nayagarh (D)
Religious Beliefs
Forest Conservation
Puri (T)
Orissa (Odisha)
Religious Places
Firewood
Forests
Conflicts
Author: 
Richard Mahapatra
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External URL: 
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/good-lord-no-trees
Main Type: 
dte
Jun 30, 2011
Publication Date: 
30/06/2011