More forest diversions likely in Singrauli - Down To Earth
· Increasingly forest areas are going to big coal mining companies. As estimated by the Greenpeace report, 5,872.18 hectares (ha) of forest from the Singrauli region have been diverted for non-forest use since the Forest Conservation Act came into force in 1980. According to the Singrauli District Forest Office in Madhya Pradesh, another 3,229 ha ...