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Read the Following News and Write a Letter Based on It. - English

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Question

Read the following news and write a letter based on it.

State lost more than 2100 sq. km. of forest area in
past 2 decades
      Nagpur, Dec. 26 : Maharashtra has lost a staggering 2116 sq. km. of forest area or an equivalent of three Tadoba forest reserves in the span of two decades, reveals a report tracking climate change in India released recently by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
Formal Letter :
You are Pritesh/Preeti Desai, staying at 1/17, Gharkul, P.K. Road, Meher Colony, Nagpur. You are worried about the destruction of forests. Write a letter to the Forest Officer, the Forest Department of your district, stating the importance of forest and requesting them to take concrete steps for the conservation of forests.
Answer in Brief
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Solution

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Notes

Letter Writing : Formal Letter 
• Choose informal or formal letter to write.
• Write your letter in Block Format in which all the components of the letter should be aligned to the left.
• Write the name given in the Activity Sheet. Do not write your name.
• Express your emotions, messages and opinions in proper words.
• Begin and conclude your letter as per the type of the letter you have chosen.

Formal Letter :
• Sender’s Address and Date             ½
• Recipients Address                          ½
• Subject                                            ½
• Main Body                                       2
• Subscription/Closing                      ½
• Grammar                                        1

Letter Writing
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2018-2019 (March) Balbharati Model Question Paper Set 2

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