Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 plays a Pivotal Role:in Developmental Projects in the North Eastern States of India

摘要

This study analyzed the forest area diverted for the developmental projects in the North-Eastern states of India since the enactment of Forest (Conservation) Act (FCA), 1980. In the last four decades, the diversion of forest land for developmental projects under FCA, 1980 in North Eastern states of India was maximum in the state of Arunachal Pradesh constituting 56.96% of the total diverted land followed by Tripura, Mizoram, Assam, Manipur, Sikkim and Meghalaya, respectively. The diverted forest landhas been analyzed category wise and there is an increase in the rate of forest diversion during the last four decades. The diversion of forest area for road construction has the maximum diversion of 20006.59 ha under FCA, 1980 which accounts for 35.99%of total diversion in the region. Arunachal Pradesh has the maximum scheme for taking up compensatory afforestation constituting 60.16% of the total compensatory afforestation stipulated followed by the states of Mizoram, Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Sikkimand Meghalaya constituting 10.19%, 8.73%, 7.20 %, 6.60%, 5.46% and 1.64%, respectively against diversion of forest land for non-forestry purpose under FCA,1980.