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| | Central Chronicle--Madhya Pradesh |
 | | Betul, Dec 23: Within days of the media expose showing how an illegal construction mafia was destroying some of the densest forests in Betul, Madhya Pradesh, there have been a series of seizures by the police. |
 | | The illegal excavation had reduced the Harrai river, which is the lifeline of the tribals who live in the area, to a puddle, making life difficult for the locals. |
 | | Betul has always been a target of illegal quarrying, but since 2003, when the Pradhan Mantri Sadak Yojna was launched, the excavations have become a bonanza. |
| www.centralchronicle.com /20061224/2412101.htm (367 words) |
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