Govt brings relatively flexible provision on use of forest land

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">The government has come up with a relatively flexible provision regarding the use of forest land while implementing development projects of national priorities.</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>Earlier, tussle was frequent between projects promoters and the Ministry of Forest regarding the use of forest land due to a draconian provision on this.</p><p><br></p><p>The government on May 22 had endorsed the work procedure regarding the use of national forest area for the projects of national priorities-2017 which allows the project to pay &nbsp;the government in cash in case of &nbsp;its inability to provide compensation in the form of land to the used &nbsp;forest land.</p>