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Maharashtra lost forest cover as much as 80 Sonegaon lakes in 2 years [1]

At a time when the country has recorded an increase of 5,871 sq km in its forest cover in the past two years with West Bengal alone contributing 60% of the total rise, Maharashtra lost 14 sq km for

Publication Date: 
09/07/2014
Vishwa Mohan [2], Vijay [3]
Times of India (Nagpur) [4]
Tags:
Maharashtra [5], Forests [6], Forest Encroachments [7], Land Acquisition [8], Forest Rights Act 2006 [9], Forest Act 1988 [10], Deforestation [11]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/vishwa-mohan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/vijay
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-nagpur
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-encroachments
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-acquisition
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-rights-act-2006
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-act-1988
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation