Mumbai Mangroves, a natural greenbelt or buffer zone that has the potential to protect the city from powerful rains, are depleting at a fast pace. Ahead of monsoon, the residents of a suburban area have taken it upon themselves to avoid further depletion of the greenbelt.

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JORHAT, May 7: The government dilly-dallying over declaring protected parks, reserves and sanctuaries as eco-sensitive zones as proposed by the Forest Department quite some time ago is harming the conservation efforts to a large extent.

FOREST officials from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka opi ne that shortage of manpower, especially frontline workers, has come in the way of benefits from conservation measures in the reserve forests across the country.

DIBRUGARH, May 1: Issues big and small found place in the speeches of politicians and candidates contesting the elections, each one of them promising to solve the problems of erosion, flood and militancy.

Unabated encroachment in vast tracts of reserve forests (RFs) has posed a danger to long-term conservation prospects in the State. Official figures alone put the encroached area at approximately 3,396 sq km. Another 159.69 km of forests under protected areas (wildlife sanctuaries and national parks) continue to be under encroachment.

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