In the Hariharpur village of Surguja district, a peaceful protest aimed at protecting the Hasdeo forest has been ongoing for over two years.

Despite the protests, the Chhattisgarh forestry department on Tuesday began cutting down trees for an upcoming coal mining project in the biodiversity-rich Hasdeo Arand region

The Chhattisgarh government has taken a significant stand in its battle against new mining in the ecologically sensitive Hasdeo Aranya