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Arif Shafi Wani

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It is shocking that 3.86 lakh kanals of forest land has been encroached upon in Jammu and Kashmir. Amid climate change, the encroachment of forests and construction activities will be detrimental for the eco-fragile environment of J&K. Damage to forests is going to serve a death blow to our ecosystem and severely affect ecological balance.

The shocking reply by the Forest Department to the Right to Information (RTI) application by noted environmental activist M M Shuja points towards the failure of authorities to safeguard our forests. The department admits that 3.86 lakh kanals of forest land in J&K has been encroached upon. Besides, more than 82,000 kanals of forest cover has disappeared since 2001. This clearly means unscrupulous person

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