Red sanders worth ₹6.2 crore seized 1 held
- July 13, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Red sanders worth ₹6.2 crore seized 1 held
Subject: Environment
Context : The Andhra Pradesh police raided red sanders dump in Tamil Nadu.
Concept :
Red Sanders:
- Pterocarpussantalinus or Red Sanders is a tree endemic to South India.
- They are found in the Tropical Dry Deciduous forest of the Palakonda and Seshachalam hill ranges of Andhra Pradesh and also found in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
- It is used for various purposes such as immunity medicine; it is used in Ayurveda and Siddha medicine.
- The IUCN has classified red sanders as endangered (Assessment year: 2020).
Note:
- Earlier, while farmers could grow red sanders, they required permits to fell and transport the wood.
- The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) revised its export policy in 2019 to permit the export of red sanders if it is obtained from cultivated land.