Reddys are into mining in State as well, says Justice Hegde
Bangalore:The Lokayukta has named Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, four ministers, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, Congress Rajya Sabha member Anil Lad and BJP legislator Anand Singh, among others, beneficiaries of the illegal mining scam in Karnataka.
The ministers, who figure in the report, are B Janaradhana Reddy, Karunakara
The State Government will follow zero-tolerance policy on wetland encroachment while the prospects of granting settlement rights (patta) to the landless poor residing in hills (excluding reserve forest areas) in Guwahati would be assessed by a committee headed by Dr Bhumidhar Barman.
The committee will comprise the four MLAs of the city, three distinguished citizens and the Forest Minister, and
Encroachers to face FIR:
Shimla: The Forest Department has decided to register FIRs in all cases of encroachment on the forest land involving an area of more than 10 bighas, protected wildlife area, tempering with boundary pillars and raising of permanent structure.
It has also decided to set up a task force from the state level to the divisional level for ensuring coordinated action for the
SIVASAGAR: The very existence of Geleki Reserve Forest is on the verge of extinction as nearly 3,000 hectares out of the total 6,400 hectares of forest land is under encroachment of Nagaland.
The government is taking recourse to satellite mapping to save one of the largest mangrove forests along the Gorai creek.
Next week, a survey team from a Pune-based agency will visit the area to study about 10,000 encroachments, including shanties, which have cut deep into the forest that lies along the link road in Borivli.
