Under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, whenever forest land is diverted for non-forest purposes such as residential, commercial, mining and industrial purposes, an equivalent area of non-forest.
UT admin tells set timeline for implementing agencies Nasir Azam Srinagar, Apr 12: The Centre has approved Rs 272 crore for implementation of compensatory afforestation scheme in Jammu & Kashmir. The National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority have approved Rs 272.65 crore for different activities under the scheme during the ongoing fiscal. “With reference