Does any body know which islands or regions require
forest areas that are required to rehabilitate tsunami
victims?
--- Pankaj <pankaj@...> wrote:

> Andaman to seek forest land to rehabilitate tsunami
> victims
> Rajat Pandit
> [ 27 Mar, 2007 0126hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
>
>
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> NICOBAR: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands
> administration is going to filea petition in the
> Supreme Court to ask for diversion of forest land
> for therehabilitation of tsunami victims.The
> administration wanted to divert 25,000 acres for
> settlement of tsunamivictims. But defence minister A
> K Antony, visiting the islands, has insteadsuggested
> to the lieutenant governor of the islands that if
> theadministration moves the apex court for an area
> of 10,000 acres then theUnion government would be
> supportive of the move for the sake of the
> tsunamivictims.While clearance for forest diversion
> is required from the ministry ofenvironment and
> forests, the Supreme Court's clearance too will be
> requiredfor the primarily tribal reserves under a
> special act for the islands.
>
>





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