New Delhi, July 9 -- The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SCNBWL) headed by Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav has taken decisions on key infrastructure projects in and around wildlife reserves as per the agenda of its meeting held on June 26. The minutes of the meeting are yet to be published.

The committee considered a proposal for the use of 310 ha of forest land from core zone of Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh for upgrading a stretch of Arunachal Frontier Highway (NH-913), the agenda available on the environment ministry's Parivesh portal stated, adding that 248.79 ha of land will be required for "intermediate laning" and 61.21 ha for disposal of muck.

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