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Task Force To Clear All Encroachments In Karnataka Forests, Western Ghats: Minister
This task force has been formed under the leadership of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force, and it will carry out forest encroachment clearance operations in western ghats and other ghat areas
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Supreme Court Asks Centre, Others To Respond To Delhi Ridge Encroachment Report
The Ridge is an extension of the Aravalli hill range in Delhi and is a rocky, hilly and forested area.
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Video: "Some Mind-Boggling Data," Says Manipur Chief Minister On Forest Cover Loss
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today said 291 encroachers have been evicted from the state's reserved and protected forests after the BJP came to power in 2017.
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Forests Delhi's Lungs, Must Be Restored: High Court Slams Illegal Constructions
Forests are "Delhi's green lungs" and the only saviour from pollution and they should be "restored", the Delhi High Court said while expressing concern over unauthorised constructions, including encroachments in the name of religious structures.
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Forest Land Five Times Delhi's Geographical Area Under Encroachment: Data
A total 7,506 square kilometres of recorded forest area -- five times the geographical area of Delhi -- is currently under encroachment in the country, according to government data.
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On Camera, Encroachers Shoot Arrows, Throw Bombs To Foil Eviction Drive
Thirteen people were injured in Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur district after an anti-encroachment exercise by the forest department sparked a violent clash with illegal occupants of forest land.
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Eviction Drive Continues On Second Day In Assam Reserve Forest
The drive to evict encroachers from forest land in Assam's Lakhimpur district continued for the second day on Wednesday, with 299 families residing on a 250-hectare tract left in the lurch.
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Bulldozers In Action As Eviction Drive Begins In Assam Reserve Forest
Bulldozers rolled out in Assam's Lakhimpur district today as part of a massive eviction drive to clear over 500 hectares of encroached forest land.
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Viral Video Shows Tiger Near Golf Course In Tamil Nadu's Ooty, Internet Shocked
Several internet users said that humans have encroached the land belonging to wild animals.
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Hundreds Of Residents Get Notice To "Vacate Encroached Forest Land" In Delhi
The Delhi Forest Department has issued notices to hundreds of residents in southwest Delhi's Aya Nagar, asking them to "vacate" the forest land they have "encroached" over the years.
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"Evictions Will Continue In Assam": Himanta Biswa Sarma After BJP Wins Big In Northeast
Himanta Biswa Sarma reiterated that Assam will continue the eviction drives in areas where the government and forest lands have been encroached upon, but the government will also 'survey' lands available to resettle those evicted.
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Assam To Approach Supreme Court After Bloody Border Clash With Mizoram
Assam will approach the Supreme Court seeking protection of Innerline Forest Reserve from destruction and encroachment, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today, a day after border clashes with Mizoram left five policemen and a civilian dead.
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"Both Slums And Farm Houses": Top Court On Aravali Forest Land Clearance
The Supreme Court, on June 7, ordered the removal of illegal structures in Khori village, located in the Aravali forest range. Today it asked authorities to continue removing of both slums and farm houses and sought a rehabilitation policy, too.
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"Want Forest Land Cleared": Supreme Court On Aravali Encroachment
We want our forest land to be cleared, the Supreme Court said while refusing to stay its direction asking Haryana and the Faridabad municipal corporation to remove encroachments in Aravali forest area.
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"Want Our Forest Land Cleared": Supreme Court On Aravali Encroachment
"We want our forest land to be cleared", the Supreme Court said on Thursday while refusing to stay its direction asking Haryana and the Faridabad municipal corporation to remove encroachments in Aravali forest area near Khori village.
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Task Force To Clear All Encroachments In Karnataka Forests, Western Ghats: Minister
This task force has been formed under the leadership of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force, and it will carry out forest encroachment clearance operations in western ghats and other ghat areas
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Supreme Court Asks Centre, Others To Respond To Delhi Ridge Encroachment Report
The Ridge is an extension of the Aravalli hill range in Delhi and is a rocky, hilly and forested area.
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Video: "Some Mind-Boggling Data," Says Manipur Chief Minister On Forest Cover Loss
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today said 291 encroachers have been evicted from the state's reserved and protected forests after the BJP came to power in 2017.
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Forests Delhi's Lungs, Must Be Restored: High Court Slams Illegal Constructions
Forests are "Delhi's green lungs" and the only saviour from pollution and they should be "restored", the Delhi High Court said while expressing concern over unauthorised constructions, including encroachments in the name of religious structures.
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Forest Land Five Times Delhi's Geographical Area Under Encroachment: Data
A total 7,506 square kilometres of recorded forest area -- five times the geographical area of Delhi -- is currently under encroachment in the country, according to government data.
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On Camera, Encroachers Shoot Arrows, Throw Bombs To Foil Eviction Drive
Thirteen people were injured in Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur district after an anti-encroachment exercise by the forest department sparked a violent clash with illegal occupants of forest land.
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Eviction Drive Continues On Second Day In Assam Reserve Forest
The drive to evict encroachers from forest land in Assam's Lakhimpur district continued for the second day on Wednesday, with 299 families residing on a 250-hectare tract left in the lurch.
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Bulldozers In Action As Eviction Drive Begins In Assam Reserve Forest
Bulldozers rolled out in Assam's Lakhimpur district today as part of a massive eviction drive to clear over 500 hectares of encroached forest land.
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Viral Video Shows Tiger Near Golf Course In Tamil Nadu's Ooty, Internet Shocked
Several internet users said that humans have encroached the land belonging to wild animals.
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Hundreds Of Residents Get Notice To "Vacate Encroached Forest Land" In Delhi
The Delhi Forest Department has issued notices to hundreds of residents in southwest Delhi's Aya Nagar, asking them to "vacate" the forest land they have "encroached" over the years.
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"Evictions Will Continue In Assam": Himanta Biswa Sarma After BJP Wins Big In Northeast
Himanta Biswa Sarma reiterated that Assam will continue the eviction drives in areas where the government and forest lands have been encroached upon, but the government will also 'survey' lands available to resettle those evicted.
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Assam To Approach Supreme Court After Bloody Border Clash With Mizoram
Assam will approach the Supreme Court seeking protection of Innerline Forest Reserve from destruction and encroachment, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today, a day after border clashes with Mizoram left five policemen and a civilian dead.
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"Both Slums And Farm Houses": Top Court On Aravali Forest Land Clearance
The Supreme Court, on June 7, ordered the removal of illegal structures in Khori village, located in the Aravali forest range. Today it asked authorities to continue removing of both slums and farm houses and sought a rehabilitation policy, too.
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"Want Forest Land Cleared": Supreme Court On Aravali Encroachment
We want our forest land to be cleared, the Supreme Court said while refusing to stay its direction asking Haryana and the Faridabad municipal corporation to remove encroachments in Aravali forest area.
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"Want Our Forest Land Cleared": Supreme Court On Aravali Encroachment
"We want our forest land to be cleared", the Supreme Court said on Thursday while refusing to stay its direction asking Haryana and the Faridabad municipal corporation to remove encroachments in Aravali forest area near Khori village.
