Published on : 13 Nov 2025, 12:12 pm Summary

The MoEFCC told the NGT that in-principle approval for diverting 2.35 hectares of forest land in Uttarkashi’s Gangotri Range was granted under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, though final approval is still pending.

The NGT took cognisance of reports linking deodar felling to the recent Dharali cloudburst.

In Rajasthan, a red category copper unit was found operating just 269 metres from the Bada Magra–Gangarar Reserved Forest, violating central siting norms.

The tribunal ordered a probe and criticised the state pollution board for allowing the project.

In Delhi’s Bhati village, the NGT directed authorities to secure encroached forest land and remove solid and construction waste.

Forest diversion in Gangotri Range, Uttarkashi

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