Nearly 19,000 sq kms of forest area in the country is under encroachment, the Lok Sabha was told on Tuesday.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/nearly-19000-sqkm-forest-area-under-encroachment-javadekar
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-encroachments
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-management
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-products
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests