Deep within the dry, rocky hill ranges of the Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh grows a biological treasure so coveted that it has been traded like gold for nearly two millennia. Pterocarpus santalinus, popularly known as Red Sanders or Rakta Chandan
Red Alert for Red Sanders, the Rare Red Coloured Timber
A 5 lakh hectares area in Andhra Pradesh, is the only place in the world where one can find the fragrant red-coloured timber known as red sanders. While the tree also called red sandalwood has long been named endangered, illegal felling is making the forest disappear every day.