In the context of the ongoing dispute between HMT and the forest department, the minister said that during his visit to the forest a few days ago, he found extensive destruction of trees and plants on the area in order to create a set for the film.
Officials informed Khandre that a portion of the forest area had been "rented out" so that trees and other vegetation could be cleared to create a set for the filming. The minister noted in his letter to the extra chief secretary for forest, environment, and ecology on Tuesday that the 599-acre area had already been designated as "reserved forest" through a gazette notification, and that the HMT had been given the land without denotifying the forest land.
HMT has already unlawfully transferred the forest land it owns to a number of public and private organizations that support non-forest operations. The extensive loss of trees and other plants on the forest land is clearly seen in the satellite photos.
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