Guwahati, Feb. 27 -- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has granted final approval to regularize two Assam Police commando battalion camps built illegally on forest land in Hailakandi and Sivasagar districts.

The approvals, issued to the Assam Police Housing Corporation Limited on February 20, cover 11.5 hectares of land at Inner Line Reserve Forest at Damchera in Hailakandi district along Assam-Mizoram border and 26 hectares of land at Geleki reserve forest in Sivasagar district along Assam-Nagaland border.

The approval came two months after the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Union environment ministry granted post-facto approval for the two Commando Battalion camps, while imposing significant penal...