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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 738
TO BE ANSWRERED ON 25.07.2016
Loss of forest cover
738. SHRI AJAY SANCHETI:
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased
to state:
(a) the details of forest cover lost for Government and private projects during the last
ten years, State-wise;
(b) whether the land near forests and mountains is being acquired in a large scale in
metropolitan cities like Pune and Gurgaon for building houses;
(c) if so, the details in this regard; and
(d) the steps taken to protect such land from the clutches of land mafia?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT,
FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)
(a) to (d)
During last ten years and current year, the Central Government has accorded
approvals over 2,45,288 ha of forest land in 11580 cases for public and private
sector projects. State wise details of approvals granted by the Central Government
for use of forest land for such activities is given at Annexure-I
Such forest lands diverted under Forest (conservation ) Act 1980 are monitored by
State Governments and Regional Offices of MOEF & CC to ensure that diverted
forest land is used for the purpose for which it has been diverted.
The protection and management of Forest is primarily the responsibility of the
concerned state /UT Government and hence action to protect such forest lands is
taken as per provisions of various acts and various rules and regulation therof by
the states.
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Annexure-I
Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to (d) of the
RajyaSabhaUnstarred Question No. 738
State wise Details of area approved under the Forest (Conservation) Act,
1980 by the Central Government for various development proposals
during the last ten years and current year (01.01.2005 to 20.07.2016)
S.
N
o.
STATE / UT
Grand Total
Total Land Diverted
No. of Cases
(Ha.)
33
166.679
2
Andaman and
Nicobar
Andhra Pradesh
167
10121.5
3
Arunachal Pradesh
115
5693.6
4
Assam
105
999.417
5
Bihar
123
4335.93
6
Chandigarh
16
54.6058
7
192
15599
45
19.9494
9
Chhattisgarh
Dadar& Nagar
Haveli
Daman and Diu
1
3.95
10
Delhi
12
38.2465
11
Goa
39
1458.89
12
Gujarat
566
9065.37
13
Haryana
2310
2776.52
14
Himachal Pradesh
842
5529.99
16
Jharkhand
192
15839.8
17
Karnataka
219
8644.74
18
Kerala
35
282.886
20
Madhya Pradesh
366
18679.1
21
Maharashtra
361
12432.6
22
Manipur
17
2168.72
23
Meghalaya
19
384.358
24
Mizoram
5
459.255
26
Orissa
213
21027
28
Punjab
2422
59071.5
29
Rajasthan
274
11524
1
8
30
Sikkim
210
1451.01
31
Tamil Nadu
80
817.711
32
Telangana
94
11355.5
33
Tripura
144
6239.4
34
Uttar Pradesh
575
6244.56
35
Uttarakhand
1745
11927.7
36
West Bengal
43
874.508
Total
11580
245288.00