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North East loses 549 sq km of forest area [1]

NEW DELHI, Feb 7 – The eight States of the Northeastern region (NER) have witnessed loss of green cover to the extent of 549 square km. Assam has lost 19 square km of forest cover.

Publication Date: 
08/02/2012
Assam Tribune (Guwahati) [2]
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North East [3], Forests [4], Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) [5], Nagaland [6], Mizoram [7], Arunachal [8], Sikkim [9], Biodiversity [10]
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nagaland
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mizoram
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arunachal
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sikkim
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity