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PANCHKULA: Even as a probe has been ordered into the removal of at least four saal (Shorea robusta) trees from the Kalesar National Park in Yamunanagar, the forest authorities have suspended three officials, including the range officer.
Conservator of Forests (North) Pankaj Goel told HT the suspended officials were Range Officer Deepak Nanda, Forester Gurnam Singh and Forest Guard Krishan Kumar.
He said the trees could have fallen because of soil erosion or other natural factors. However it was suspected the logs were removed from the forest on directions of the range officer, which is a violation of the law as lay down by the Supreme Court.
According to the apex court, any form of felling and removal of trees is banned in national parks.
Panchkula District is one of the 21 administrative districts of Haryana. Panchkula is a planned city and is the district headquarters. Panchkula District is surrounded by Himachal Pradesh in the north and east, by Punjab and Chandigarh in the west and by Ambala District in the south as well as in the east. Panchkula District shares its borders with Chandigarh, Mohali, Ambala District and Solan. Hindi language and Punjabi language are the main languages spoken in Panchkula. Haryanvi language being the state language is widely used here. There are five major towns in the district named Panchkula, Barwala, Pinjore, Kalka and Raipur Rani. The only hill station in Haryana called Morni is also in this district.
As per the history of Panchkula District, the district derived its name from five irrigation canals. The region is also associated with the Pandavas. Panchkula District was under the Gupta Dynasty, and then it came under the rule of Chauhans and subsequently under the Ghoris. The region was also ruled by the Mughals and Marathas before the British rule. Panchkula District was formed on August 15th, 1995.