New Delhi: Environmentalists, campaigners, and other stakeholders from across the Himalayas are sounding the alarm as the Lok Sabha prepares for a vital vote on the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 during the ongoing Monsoon session.
Among the most significant proposed changes to The Forest (Conservation) Act (FCA), 1980 are the addition of a preamble, the renaming of the Act to 'Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam,' the restriction of its applicability to lands recorded as forest in government records, and the exemption of specific categories of land.