Dehradun, June 19 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 18 Jun: State BJP's media in-charge Manveer Singh Chauhan has asserted that Uttarakhand's forest land remains well-protected and that mafia elements will not be allowed to encroach upon even an inch of it. He was reacting to the viral reports regarding efforts on the part of land mafia encroaching upon forest area in Khalanga in Dehradun and on felling of trees.

Chauhan emphasised that the state government's anti-encroachment campaign is actively progressing. Responding to remarks made by the Leader of the Opposition, Yashpal Arya, in this regard, Chauhan claimed that upon identification of issues concerning forest land in Khalanga, the Forest Department had promptly carried out an on-s...