💨 Abstract

As of March 2024, over 13,000 square kilometers of forest area, equivalent to the combined size of Delhi, Sikkim, and Goa, is under encroachment in 25 states and Union territories that have provided data to the Union environment ministry. Madhya Pradesh has the highest forest encroachment with 5,460.9

Courtesy: theprint.in

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