Lok Sabha Question No. 1166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-09
Subject: Environmental Effect of Diversion of Land
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1166

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2018

## Environmental Effect of Diversion of Land

## 1166. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to State:

- (a) Whether the Government has diverted a vast area of land during the last one year;
- (b) If so, the details thereof;
- (c) Whether  due  to  this  diversion  there  will  be  adverse  effect  on  environment  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) Whether  the  Government  has  taken  enough  care  to  protect  the  environment  while  giving permission clearing the proposals of diversion of land; and
- (e) If so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a)&(b) Forest  land  diverted  during  the  last  one  year  is  14777.62  ha.  under  the  Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. List is attached at Annexure-A.
- (c), (d)&(e) While granting  permission  for  diversion  of  forest  land  for  non  forestry  use,  all possible mitigation measures such as Compensatory Afforestation (CA), realization  of  Net  Present  Value  (NPV),  site  inspection,    wild  life  management plan, safety zone, soil and moisture conservation plan, catchment area treatment plan etc. ensured to minimize the detrimental effect of diversion of forest land on environment.

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| Annexure 'A' referred to in the answer to part (a) &(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1166 by DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA for written answer on 9th February, 2018.       | Annexure 'A' referred to in the answer to part (a) &(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1166 by DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA for written answer on 9th February, 2018.       | Annexure 'A' referred to in the answer to part (a) &(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1166 by DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA for written answer on 9th February, 2018.       |
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| Statement showing total forest area diverted (State/UT Wise) for non forestry purpose under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 by MoEF&CC from 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2017 | Statement showing total forest area diverted (State/UT Wise) for non forestry purpose under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 by MoEF&CC from 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2017 | Statement showing total forest area diverted (State/UT Wise) for non forestry purpose under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 by MoEF&CC from 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2017 |
| S. No.                                                                                                                                                               | STATE / UT                                                                                                                                                           | Forest Land Diverted (Ha.)                                                                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                       | 1202.78                                                                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                    | 222.86                                                                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                | 414.04                                                                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                         | 649.17                                                                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                    | Goa                                                                                                                                                                  | 41.59                                                                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                              | 11.04                                                                                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                                                                                                              | 259.99                                                                                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                     | 225.26                                                                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                            | 25.17                                                                                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                            | 320.10                                                                                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                       | 1367.08                                                                                                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                          | 1067.29                                                                                                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                   | Manipur                                                                                                                                                              | 58.56                                                                                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                            | 4.82                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                   | Orissa                                                                                                                                                               | 809.43                                                                                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                                                                                                               | 566.45                                                                                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                            | 2025.38                                                                                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                               | 2.05                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                           | 0.76                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                                                                                                            | 4876.18                                                                                                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                                                                                                              | 3.33                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                        | 4.20                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                          | 511.48                                                                                                                                                               |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                          | 108.64                                                                                                                                                               |
| Grand Total                                                                                                                                                          | Grand Total                                                                                                                                                          | 14777.62                                                                                                                                                             |