Archive · 24 Dec 2025
Viral Video Shows Deforestation in Tangmarg Forests
A trekker in Tangmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a video showing a lot of trees cut down in a protected forest.
The video went viral and made people very upset.
The forest looked really damaged, with many tree trunks and logs left behind.
People who live there and environmental experts think this was not just a few people cutting trees but a bigger, organized problem.
Tourists were also shocked because they came to see the beautiful forests.
The forest department said they would look into it and have arrested two people involved.
Environmentalists are worried because the area is already facing problems due to climate change, and cutting down trees makes it worse.
A viral video shows large-scale tree felling in a protected forest in Tangmarg, Jammu and Kashmir.
The footage captures deforestation in Forest Compartment 65, Block Badarkot, raising concerns about organized timber theft.
Locals and environmentalists suggest the scale of destruction indicates complicity or negligence by authorities.
Tourists expressed shock and disappointment at the environmental damage in the area.
The forest department has acknowledged the incident, arrested two individuals, and seized timber from their homes.
- Who
- Trekker, locals, environmentalists, tourists, forest department officials
- What
- Viral video showing deforestation in protected Tangmarg forests
- When
- December 24
- Where
- Tangmarg, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir
- Why
- Indiscriminate tree felling in a protected area
- Location
- Tangmarg, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir
- Area Affected
- Forest Compartment 65 in Block Badarkot
- Arrested Individuals
- Two persons
- Action Taken
- Timber seized, inquiry promised
- Environmental Concern
- Ecological impact and weather changes