| Category-wise Number of Cases and Total Land Diverted for Forest Land under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 in India (2013-2014 to 2015-2016-upto 25.07.2016) | ||||||||
| Categories | Approved | |||||||
| 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016* | Total | |||||
| Number of Cases | Total Land Diverted (In Ha.) | Number of Cases | Total Land Diverted (In Ha.) | Number of Cases | Total Land Diverted (In Ha.) | Number of Cases | Total Land Diverted (In Ha.) | |
| Borehole Prospecting | ||||||||
| Defence | ||||||||
| Dispensary/Hospital | ||||||||
| Disputed Settlement Claims | ||||||||
| Drinking Water | ||||||||
| Encroachments | ||||||||
| Forest Village Conversion | ||||||||
| Hydel | ||||||||
| Industry | ||||||||
| Irrigation | ||||||||
| Mining | ||||||||
| Quarrying | ||||||||
| Railway | ||||||||
| Rehabilitation | ||||||||
| Road | ||||||||
| School | ||||||||
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| Transmission Line | ||||||||
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| Others | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||
