316 sq km forests lost in NE in 2 years
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24/06/1998
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Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
The North-eastern States have lost over 300 sq. km. forest cover since 1995 even as a Supreme Court order banning felling of trees is in vogue in the region. A State Forest report (SFR) compiled by the Forest Survey of India once in every two years says the country lost 5,482 sq km of the forest cover in the same period.