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"After Parliament passed the dangerous amendments to the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 last week, which many, including me, had warned against, the Odisha government was quick to pass orders that 'deemed' forests would no longer be considered as forests," former environment minister Jairam Ramesh said.
Former environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Thursday took a swipe at the Centre after the Odisha government reportedly withdrew its controversial "deemed forest" order.
Annually detected law infringements have more than halved since 2020.
The Odisha government has decided to halt its earlier directive on forest diversion proposals, pending detailed rules and guidelines from the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change. The move has been criticized for potentially impacting ecologically important deemed forests in the region. The new law on forest conservation exempts unrecorded deemed forests from its provisions, which has raised concerns about the protection of significant natural features. | Latest News India
