Nashik Tree Felling Row Intensifies

In Nashik, Maharashtra, there's a big argument about cutting down more than 1,700 trees.

The city wants to cut these trees to build a place for religious leaders to stay during a big festival called Kumbh Mela in 2026.

They also plan to build a big center for meetings and exhibitions.

Many people, including a famous actor and some political leaders, are against cutting the trees because they say it will hurt the environment.

The city's leader says that more than half of the trees will not be cut down.

The state's chief minister says that the government will make sure the environment is not harmed, but some people think the activists are just doing it for political reasons.

The people of Nashik are very angry and are fighting to save the trees.

They say that the trees are important for the environment and should not be cut down.