SRINAGAR : Jammu and Kashmir has diverted 925.44 hectares of forest land for non-forest purposes between April 2021 and October 2025, according to new figures tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The data was released by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in response to a question on the scale of forest diversion and the effectiveness of compensatory afforestation across the country. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

With 651 approved proposals, Jammu and Kashmir is among the higher-ranked Union Territories in terms of the number of diversion cases processed during this period. The UT’s total diverted area includes approvals granted for roads, drinking water infrastructure, power transmission lines, telecommunications, pipelines, schools, pol

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