Permission has been given to fell 156,319 sal trees hit by the sal borer insect in Dindori and Anuppur districts of Madhya Pradesh — 146,784 in Dindori and 9,535 in the Amarkantak area of Anuppur. The Karanjia Range is worst hit, holding nearly 90% of Dindori's affected trees. The sal borer is a wood-boring beetle whose larvae tunnel into sal trees, weakening or killing them. Sal (Shorea robusta) is a major Indian forest tree prized for durable timber, and its leaves are widely used to make plates and bowls.