Forest panel again rejects Uttarakhand HC relocation plan
A forest panel has again rejected the Uttarakhand High Court's plan to relocate a project, citing concerns over forest land. It has directed the state government to explore placing the proposed project on suitable non-forest land before seeking forest clearance, which signals the panel is not yet satisfied with the current site.
ContextForest clearance is the approval a project needs before it can use forest land, a process that is tightly controlled to protect forest cover. Uttarakhand, a Himalayan state, has many forest areas, so disputes like this come up often.
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