The state forest department launched a drive against encroachments on its land and razed more than 25 commercial structures located near Mumbra-Shil Phata, in Thane, on Monday. The HC ordered the action. TNN
Says urgent action will be taken in Chinnakkanal to clear encroachment
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on Sunday that the State could no more afford to allow encroachments on forests.
Hailakandi DFO under political fire for action
SILCHAR: Hailakandi district in the extreme south of Assam bordering Mizoram and Tripura was once known for its
Taungyas have lived in Uttar Pradesh for decades but law does not recognise them. They have hope from the Forest rights Act 2006 in getting legal identity, as it recognises the traditional rights of scheduled tribes and other forest-dwellers on forest land and resources.
Bhubaneswar: The state government on Saturday decided to take stern action against the encroachers of forest land in the capital city in the first phase in its effort to embark on a massive plantation programme to make the city eco-friendly under the Urban Tree Plantation Initiative.
It also imposed restrictions on felling of trees and cutting of branches in the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation
The government will launch a drive to recover about 1,000 acres of khas land of Bhawal forest illegally grabbed by industrialists and individuals during the BNP-Jamaat regime.
The land ministry identified 93 industrialists and 54 individuals grabbing about 1,000 acres of forest worth about Tk 1,000 crore during the four-party alliance government, but the decision to recover the land remained sh
A crucial agreement for the mapping and monitoring of Murree Forests Division (MFD), highlighting encroachments on forest land, was signed between the Punjab Forest Department and World Wide Fund for Nature
GUWAHATI, NGOs working for environment and wildlife conservation has expressed alarm at the fact that poaching of wild animals and illegal cutting of trees is still going on in the forest areas of Assam, especially the Dibru Saikhowa National Park.
Spread across a 640-square km area, the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is home to several species of wild animals and migratory birds.
