55.57 sq km more land proposed as Pvt forest

REVIEW COMMITTEE SUBMITS REPORT TO GOVT

The State government appointed a Review Committee under the Chief Conservator of Forest (CCF) to review private forest areas, has identified an additional 55.57 sq kms of area to be notified as private forest.

Last year, in two separate orders, the government had notified 45.5 sq kms and 46.1 sq kms of area in the State as private forest in compliance with an order by the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

The State government's criteria to identify private forests are that the area should be contiguous to government forest lands and, if in isolation, the minimum area identified should be 5 hectare.