Assam has topped the list of States in terms of encroachment in forest land, with about 4,85,674 hectares of area being occupied, the Government told the Lok Sabha today, reports PTI.

Replying to a query, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said that Andhra Pradesh is in the second place with 2,68,853 hectares of forest land under encroachment.

Jamshedpur: The Jamshedpur highway division of the state road construction department has decided to crack down on litterbugs and encroachers along National Highway 33.

A public notice issued today accused several hotels and industrial units of violating hygiene rules and encroaching upon the highway.

Roy Mathew

The Kerala government seems to be keen on granting fresh title deeds in and around Munnar though it is yet to implement the recommendations of its own committees against encroachments in the hill town.

Issue of title deeds without proper planning is likely to create more problems in this high-elevation area.

Tata Tea on Friday won the first round of its legal war against Kerala

B Sreejan

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The order issued by Revenue Principal Secretary Nivedita P Haran states that followup actions on the issue will be taken based on the land board award of 1974.

After A week-long deliberations at political and governmental levels, the CPM-led Cabinet on Tuesday decided to take action against illegal encroachments at Munnar hill station.

Unlike the earlier and unaccomplished one-man Munnar mission of Chief Minister Minister V S Achuthanandan, this time the eviction drive would be supervised by a three-member Cabinet sub-committee.

G Rajiv

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A political consensus seems to have been reached, at least at the local level, to protect the encroachers in Munnar. The comments made by Congress leader and former MLA A K Mani give a clear indication of what is going to happen in Munnar.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The LDF has finally decided to crack the whip on Tata. As the first step, the illegal check dam constructed by Tata at Chappakkulam in Munnar will be demolished.

Kurnool, Jan. 27: Survey by experts reportedly blamed illegal constructions along the riverbanks for floods that wreaked havoc in the Kurnool district.