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Green Bench hailed

Forest Minister Benoy Viswom

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Forest Minister Benoy Viswom has welcomed the decision of the High Court of Kerala to set up a Green Bench to hear forest-related cases.

In a press release here on Tuesday, he said that the Green Bench would further strengthen the efforts of the State government and the conservation movement in the State to protect the forests and the unique biodiversity of the State. He was confident, he said, that the Green Bench would provide a new sense of direction to all these efforts.

He noted that it was the most important suggestion that came out of a workshop on global warming the Forest Department had conducted in January, this year.

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