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HP to seek legal nod to regularise road built in forest area

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu stressed the importance of pursuing legal recourse to regularise these roads in view of the larger public interest. He directed the department to take appropriate steps in this regard.

News Arena Network - Shimla - UPDATED: April 22, 2025, 10:02 PM - 2 min read

Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu


The Himachal Pradesh Forest Department will file a review petition in the Court before May 10, 2025, seeking regularisation of roads constructed in violation of the Forest (Conservation) Act (FCA), 1980.

 

Chairing a high-level meeting of the Forest department, Chief Minister, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu stressed the importance of pursuing legal recourse to regularise these roads in view of the larger public interest. He directed the department to take appropriate steps in this regard.

 

A total of 2,183 such roads have been identified across the state, including 613 in the Shimla zone, 821 in Mandi zone, 254 in Hamirpur zone, and 495 in Kangra zone. These roads were built prior to the implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 in Himachal Pradesh, which came into effect in the state in 2016. This Act aims to recognise and vest the forest rights in the forest dwelling communities, who have been residing in and dependent on forest land for at-least three generations.

 

Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Anirudh Singh, Additional Chief Secretary K.K. Pant, Secretary Law Sharad Kumar Lagwal, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Sanjay Sood and other senior officers attended the meeting.

 

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