New Delhi, April 15 -- The Union environment ministry has asked states and UTs to begin the process of demarcating forest boundaries digitally in keeping with its order in a 2011 case in a move that it expects to help address issues such as misclassification of forest areas, prevent encroachments, and resolve overlapping claims under the Forest Rights Act, 2006. The case, Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt. Ltd. vs. Union of India & Ors dealt with environmental clearance conditions for limestone mining in Meghalaya, and the order addressed a number of issues related to environmental governance in India. It ordered the creation and regular updating of a GIS based decision support database with coordinates of forests as defined in the Forest (Conservat...