3,400 hectares of forest land cleared of encroachment in Assam from 2016-20, says Minister
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The Assam authorities has cleared over 3,400 hectares of forest land of encroachments from 2016-2020, Environment and Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya stated on Sunday.
A complete of 915.05 hectares of land have been cleared of encroachment between April and June 23 this 12 months, he stated.
The Forest Department has destroyed 2,960 unlawful constructions in reserve forests, wildlife sanctuaries, nationwide parks and different protected areas and arrested 194 folks between 2016 and 2020, he stated.
A complete of 615 hectares have been cleared in Karbi Anglong West Division, 185.5 hectares in Lower Assam Zone, 50 hectares in Karbi Anglong East Division, 40 hectares in Kokrajhar’s Haltugaon space, 22 hectares in Orang National Park and a pair of.5 hectares in Upper Assam Zone.
“We have adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards encroachments in protected areas and stringent legal action is being taken against offenders,” he stated.
The Forest Department is dedicated to liberating forest land from encroachments with the assistance of civil and police administrations, the minister stated.
The division has generated a income of ₹302.38 crore from sand and stone quarries below minor mineral concession areas in 2020-21 and ₹20.02 crore until June this 12 months, Mr. Suklabaidya stated.
Massive afforestation programmes have additionally been taken as much as improve the inexperienced cowl in the State, he stated.
To confirm the precise determine of forest land that’s below encroachment, Divisional Forest Officers (DFO) have been requested to submit stories on encroachments in their respective areas, a senior official stated.
In 2019, the State authorities had knowledgeable the meeting that 3.87 lakh hectares of forest land are below encroachment.
The Land Revenue Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2019 was handed to free forest land from encroachment.
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