More teeth to KFA 1961

Mr. Binoyjee, our state forest minister is for more biting power to Kerala Forest Act 1961. This 'green crusader" is pretty determined to protect the left-over pristine sandalwood forests. He argues that the existing laws are not enough to tackle the dreaded "sandal mafia". 

No wonder he is taking pride in forest protection. The number of sandalwood trees stolen in 2009 is just 51 as against the 2660 reported in 2004!

As I wrote before, in protecting the trees, the state forest sevice and some of the local greens are on their toes. They are even keeping their eyes open after dusk.

It is heartening to note that more number of people are standing up for the cause of "Green Umbrella".