SHILLONG: The State NCP has demanded an independent inquiry into the alleged use of forest land by as many as five cement companies in Jaintia Hills.
Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Leader of Opposition Conrad Sangma asserted that these cement companies are operating in the middle of forest land which is a violation of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/govt-slammed-alienating-forest-land-cement-cos
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/shillong-times-shillong
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jaintia-hills
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cement-industry
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-impact-assessment-eia
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-act-1980
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lafarge-india
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
