90,001.5 ha of forest land approved for diversion in five years: Govt tells RS
According to the ‘State of Forest Report 2021’ of the Forest Survey of India, the country’s forest cover is 71.37 million ha. The proportion of area diverted in five years may seem minuscule compared to India’s total forest cover, mainly because of the ambiguous definition of forests used by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) | Latest News India
Source: hindustantimes.com