CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Green Committee imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on a commercial establishment in Chennai for chopping a tree on public land.
At 5.15 am on Thursday, when a walker saw a truck and some men trying to chop a tree on M G Road in Shashtri Nagar, he immediately informed the city-based NGO, Nizhal. T D Babu, trustee of the NGO informed the state environmental secretary, Supriya Sahu, about it.