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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding running of a children's club in a reserve Langol Reserve Forest area, Manipur, 18/07/2017

  • 18/07/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Indigenous Perspetives Vs State of Manipur & Others dated 18/07/2017 regarding running of a children's club in a reserve Langol Reserve Forest area without any clearance under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

NGT notes that it is a clear contravention of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, making the concerned authorities of the Forest Department, Govt. of Manipur, liable for penalty as provided in Sec. 3 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. NGT directs the State Respondents to file the Report of the DFO (Divisional Forest Office) as well as other documents.