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8900 ACRES OF FOREST LAND WILL BE DIVERTED FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN NEXT 5 YEARS
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New Delhi: Over the past 5 years India has converted 88903 hectares of forest land for non-forestry purposes such as for road construction, mining, irrigation projects, transmission lines, and defense projects.