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Livestock grazing in the Banni grasslands
Rajkot: In an important judgement to protect Asia’s finest grassland, Banni, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Gujarat government to constitute a joint committee of Kutch divisional commissioner and chief conservator of forest ( Kutch) to prepare an action plan within one month clearly defining the extent of encroachments and modalities to clear them.
“Some encroachments are claimed to have been removed and tje process to remove the remaining is said to be underway. To enforce the rule of law and to protect the forest lands, meaningful further action should be taken expeditiously and completed within six months. The execution of the action plan may be reviewed by the committee at least once every month,” NGT orders states.
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