The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of alleged encroachment of 100 acres of forest land in the Motu area of Malkangiri district, Odisha to establish a settlement named Islam Nagar.
The petition is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item dated 30.09.2024.
As per the article, Islam Nagar has been built on forest land near National Highway 326, surrounded by dense forests along the Saberi riverbank.
The article alleges that the encroached land saw the...
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