The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has granted Stage-II forest clearance to regularize two Assam Police commando battalion camps built on forest land in Hailakandi and Sivasagar districts in violation of the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the Assam government has not submitted any proposal seeking approval to divert forest land inside the Barak Bhuban Wildlife Sanctuary for road construction.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has expressed serious concern over the failure of the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) and the Assam government to submit affidavits addressing the alleged encroachment of three crucial reserve forests in the state.
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has called on the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to take urgent measures against the alarming decline in forest cover in Assam and the Northeast, as highlighted by the Indian State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023.
