Land given only for key projects: state forest department

... of the Melghat Tiger Reserve received clearance from the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) earlier this year. “We have not cleared the proposal to convert the railway line from metre gauge to broad gauge so far, even though the state wildlife board has asked us to , As Reported By Hindustan Times.

Maharashtra lost 63sqkm of forest land in 3 years

Summary: Maharashtra ranked fourth in India for maximum forest land diverted, with 40 proposals sanctioned over three years. The forest land lost in the last three years is roughly equivalent to the area of Mumbai's island city, which is 65 sq km (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation data). According to ...