HAC points procedural error
Source: IT News
Imphal, March 13 2021:
The Hill Areas Committee of the Manipur Legislative Assembly has stated that there is a procedural error in the declaration of the Reserved Forest after 1972 .
In its meeting held on March 11 , the HAC resolved that there is a procedural error in the declaration of reserved Forest after 1972 .
"Any declaration of Protected Forest, reserved Forest and Wild Life Sanctuaries on or after June 20 , 1972 shall not be enforced by the department until the approval of the Hill Area Committee, since it pertains to Scheduled Matters of Article 371 C of the presidential Order of 1972" .
The meeting also resolved that forest territorial Maps should be made at par with the existing Revenue District Boundaries for administrative convenience.