By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR: 7928.62 HA Forest Land diverted due to mining activities in last 5 Years in Odisha, Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Monday.
Of the total 19267.47 HA Forest Land diverted due to mining activities in last 5 Years across the Country, Odisha ‘s figured touched at an all-time high of 7928.62 HA Forest Land during this period and topped the list of mineral rich States.
Andhra Pradesh, 31.21 ha, Assam 425.50 ha, Chhattisgarh, 2017.06 ha, Goa 17.31 ha, Himachal Pradesh 33.01 ha, Jharkhand , 1509.84 ha, Karnataka ,307.38 ha, Madhya Pradesh
, 3288.10 ha, Maharashtra, 722.32 ha, Meghalaya, 6.55 ha, Orissa, 7928.62 ha, Rajasthan, 398.01 ha, Tamil Nadu, 16.72 ha, Telangana, 2350.28 ha, Tripura, 33.06 ha, Uttar Pradesh,
0.00 ha, Uttarakhand, 23.75 ha, West Bengal 158.77 ha, forest land that has been diverted due to mining activities in the last 5 years.
