68 schools in Assam protected areas, NGT told
5 months, 1 week ago

68 schools in Assam protected areas, NGT told

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI A total of 68 primary schools have been set up in a wildlife sanctuary and an adjoining reserve forest, the Assam Forest Department has told the National Green Tribunal. Many of these schools in the Sonai-Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary and the Charduar Reserve Forest of north-central Assam’s Sonitpur district are covered by Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, the Centre’s flagship programme for elementary education. In an affidavit on July 15, Assam’s Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force, Rajpal Singh said Sonai-Rupai and Charduar are two of five protected areas in the Nameri National Park and Sonai-Rupai Conservation Landscape under encroachment. The department stated that the people who settled in the forestlands after migrating from other areas filed 23,028 claims under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act of 2006 in three of the five protected areas, including Sonai-Rupai.

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NGT seeks action against former Assam principal conservator for forest diversion
4 months, 4 weeks ago

NGT seeks action against former Assam principal conservator for forest diversion

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The National Green Tribunal has asked the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to indicate what action had been taken against a former Principal Chief Conservator of Forest in Assam for diverting a sizeable part of a forest for a police battalion camp. Citing the guidelines, the NGT’s Judicial Member B. Amit Sthalekar and Executive Member Arun Kumar …

Forest clearance not sought to divert part of Assam wildlife sanctuary, NGT told
5 months ago

Forest clearance not sought to divert part of Assam wildlife sanctuary, NGT told

The Hindu  

GUWAHATIThe Assam government did not seek forest clearance for non-forestry activities allowed in a wildlife sanctuary, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has told the National Green Tribunal. In a counter-affidavit submitted on July 30, the Ministry represented by its scientist Hemen Hazarika said any non-forestry activity on forest land requires the Centre’s approval under Section 2 of …

Polling stations constructed in wildlife sanctuary: NGT seeks Assam govt’s reply
8 months ago

Polling stations constructed in wildlife sanctuary: NGT seeks Assam govt’s reply

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI: The National Green Tribunal has asked Assam’s Chief Secretary to provide details of officers who let polling stations, schools, and other construction activities in a wildlife sanctuary and a reserve forest in gross violation of the Forest Act, 1980. In an affidavit filed in April, the State government said several schools, a tea garden, a 5-km road, and wells …

Assam floods | Forest department has built 40 highlands in Kaziranga, other national parks
2 years, 7 months ago

Assam floods | Forest department has built 40 highlands in Kaziranga, other national parks

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI: The Assam Forest department has since 2016 built 40 highlands in Kaziranga and other national parks and wildlife sanctuaries for animals to take refuge during floods. km Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, the flood-prone wildlife habitats include Manas National Park, Orang National Park and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. About 40 highlands have been constructed in the national parks and …

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