New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- The Forest Advisory Committee of the Union environment ministry has approved, in principle, the ex-post facto forest clearance for diversion of 67.68 hectares of Aravalli forest areas notified and protected under the Punjab Land Preservation Act in Haryana's Faridabad, people familiar with the matter said. These forests have been encroached over the years, with developments including the Gymkhana club in Faridabad, a regional labour institute, fire and police stations. P5

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