10 years jail, Rs127 crore fine for cutting down trees in Saudi Arabia
The move is a part of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 development plan.
RIYADH (Dunya News) – Authorities in Saudi Arabia have imposed fines of up to 30 million riyals (nearly $8m and Rs127 crore in Pakistani rupees) and 10 years in jail for cutting a tree.
As per a report published by ‘The New Arab’ on its website, “Cutting down trees, shrubs, herbs, or plans [and] uprooting, moving, stripping them of their bark, leaves or any part, or moving their soil” could land offenders with the maximum fine and jail time, the Saudi public prosecution stated in a tweet.
The move is a part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 development plan to achieve environmental sustainability by the end of the decade, the report said.
