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 Dispute over status of forestland in MP, Chhattisgarh [1]

the Supreme Court on August 24, 2007, ordered Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh governments to respond to a petition to clarify the status of at least 1.2 million hectares (ha). Called Orange area because it was marked in that colour on the map, both the revenue and forest departments of the states claim it. The confusion was never cleared through land survey and settlement, leaving several grey

Publication Date: 
14/10/2007
Down to Earth [2]
Tags:
Forests [3], Land Resources [4], Land Encroachments [5], Forest Encroachments [6], Tribals [7], Supreme Court [8], NGO [9], India [10], Chhattisgarh [11], Madhya Pradesh [12]
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