Published on: February 14, 2020 1:52 PM
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On 13th February 2020, the Uttarakhand government tightened the norms in classifying land as deemed forest. As per the decision that was taken by the state Cabinet, a piece of land is defined as a forest if it is spread over a minimum 5 hectares and has a minimum canopy density of 40%.
Key Points:
What are deemed forests?
Deemed forets refer to land tracts that appear to be a “forest”, but have not been notified so by the government or in historical records.
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