India, Oct. 10 -- The Union Environment Ministry has deferred Madhya Pradesh's proposal seeking diversion of over 740 hectares of reserve forest land in Sheopur district for the construction of a dam and micro irrigation system, citing the need for further study and a no-objection certificate from Project Cheetah.
The proposed project area falls within the landscape of the Kuno National Park, where cheetahs were translocated from Africa starting in September 2022.
The ministry's Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) said the State must obtain comments or a no-objection certificate from Project Cheetah under the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) before any clearance is granted.
The FAC, which met on September 26, examined Madhya Prad...