Because of developmental or industrial requirements, forests are routinely cut, or, as it is said in official language, “diverted for non-forest purposes”.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/campa-manager-afforestation-funds
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensatory-afforestation-fund-management-and-planning-authority-campa-0
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-act-1980
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-management
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife