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FOREST LAND ENCROACHMENT
From forests to fields: How India's earliest rebels fought colonial exploitation before 1857Across the annals of Indian history, we find vivid accounts of agrarian resistance standing firm against exploitation. From indigenous fore...
Guwahati HC upholds state's duty to clear forest encroachments, grants 30 days to vacateThe Guwahati High Court has upheld the Assam government's duty to clear reserved forests of encroachments. Alleged encroachers have been gi...
Assam to set up counter-radicalisation cell to protect youth from extremist influenceAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the establishment of a counter-radicalisation cell to shield vulnerable youth from extre...
SC takes suo motu cognisance of Uttarakhand forest land encroachmentThe Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of large-scale forest land encroachment in Uttarakhand. The court has ordered an immediate ...
Assam begins forest encroachment survey, eviction drive to take a decadeThe Assam government has directed Deputy Commissioners to survey forest land encroachment, estimating a decade-long effort for clearance. C...
Assam govt launches major eviction drive in Golaghat to clear encroached forest landAssam government has started the state's biggest eviction drive in Golaghat. The move will clear over 3,600 acres of land in the Rengma Res...
3,400 hectares of forest land cleared of encroachment in Assam from 2016-20: MinisterThe Forest Department has destroyed 2,960 illegal structures in reserve forests, wildlife sanctuaries, national parks and other protected a...
Forest officials conduct eviction operation at Borduar Reserve Forest in AssamForest personnel with the help of the administration dismantled two illegal structures and cleared 1.5-hectare forest land.
Jammu and Kashmir government retrieves over 45 acres of forest land in KishtwarJammu and Kashmir government has retrieved over 45 acres of forest land from 73 encroachers in Kishtwar district and registered cases again...
- Reclaiming encroached forest land in Karnataka has started: PCCF
The process of identifying forest land under encroachment has been completed and the department has started the process of reclaiming the e...
Jammu and Kashmir forest department retrieves 12 acres forest land in JammuThe team constituted by the DFO carried out the drive on the instruction of the State government to remove encroachments from forest lands ...
Take action against VVIP encroachers: BJP"Action should be taken from the top. Government should start encroachment drive on forest lands from VVIP land grabbers", state BJP spokes...
Opposition joining hands with separatists over forest issue: BJPBJP accused the opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir of joining hands with separatist forces to communalise the issue of the eviction of...
Nexus between land grabbers, cops, politicians: J&K MinisterAttacking the previous governments over the alleged destruction of records of encroached forest land, a Jammu and Kashmir Minister said the...
Mufti government cracks down on forest land grabbers in JammuAs per the forest department, 14,345 hectares of forest land had been encroached upon with 9,463.39 hectares in Jammu and 4877.62 hectares ...
- Greens blame forest cover loss on Forest Rights Act
The fact is revealed by ISFR 2013 that states that Maharashtra lost 25 sq km in 12 tribal districts since 2011.
- Assam tops in encroachment of forest land, AP at second spot
Assam has topped the list of states in terms of encroachment in forest land, with about 4,85,674 hectares of area being occupied, the gover...