The report says India's forest cover is down by 367 square kilometre as compared to the last survey in 2009.
New Delhi: Deforestation in some states has remained a serious concern, according to the the Environment Ministry's India forest report. The report says India's forest cover is down by 367 square kilometre as compared to the last survey in 2009.
This came despite the fact that 15 states have increased their forest cover in this period. The forest cover in 12 states has decreased considerably.
The maximum loss of forest cover has happened in Andhra Pradesh.
Nagaland and Manipur have also lost large tracts of forests.
However, the report is silent on how much deforestation has occurred due to large development projects.
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