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Forest Land Diversion: Year-wise Total Forest Land diverted for different Types of Projects

Dataset Overview

The dataset contains year-wise compiled data on the total forest land diverted for non-forestry use for different types of project such as Approach Access Roads, Borehole Prospecting, Canals, Defence, Dispensary/Hospital, Drinking Water, Forest Village Conversion, Hydel Industry, Irrigation, Mining, Optical Fibre Cable, Others, Pipeline, Quarrying, Railway, Rehabilitation, Road, School, Solar Powe...

Organisation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Sectors

Environment and Forest

Update Frequency

Yearly

Granularity

Fiscal Year, Project Type

Time Saved

2 hours

Number of rows

390

Number of Columns

7

Sources

Lok Sabha Starred Question Number. 257, Ministry of Environment and Forests, 7th August, 2023

Archive Link

Link 1

Time Period

2008-09 to 2022-23

Units

area in hectares

Last Updated

August, 2023

Related Datasets

Forest Land Diversion: Year- and State-wise Total Forest Land diverted for Non-Forest Use

Organisation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Time Period

2008-09 to 2022-23

Forest Land Diversion: Year- and State-wise Total Compensatory Afforestation Taken Up

Organisation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Time Period

2008-09 to 2022-23

Forest Encroachment: All India Year-wise Cumulative Forest Area under Encroachment

Organisation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Time Period

2002 to 2024

Data Preview

fiscal_yearstatecategoryproject_typeareaunitnotes
2022-23All IndiaTotal Forest Land diverted for Non-forestry use by Types of ProjectsApproach Access36.88area in hectares
2022-23All IndiaTotal Forest Land diverted for Non-forestry use by Types of ProjectsBorehole Prospecting0area in hectares
2022-23All IndiaTotal Forest Land diverted for Non-forestry use by Types of ProjectsCanal3.02area in hectares
2022-23All IndiaTotal Forest Land diverted for Non-forestry use by Types of ProjectsDefence261.26area in hectares
2022-23All IndiaTotal Forest Land diverted for Non-forestry use by Types of ProjectsDispensary/Hospital6.81area in hectares
2022-23All IndiaTotal Forest Land diverted for Non-forestry use by Types of ProjectsDrinking Water144.36area in hectares
2022-23All IndiaTotal Forest Land diverted for Non-forestry use by Types of ProjectsEncroachments8.38area in hectares
2022-23All IndiaTotal Forest Land diverted for Non-forestry use by Types of ProjectsForest Village Conversion394.8area in hectares
2022-23All IndiaTotal Forest Land diverted for Non-forestry use by Types of ProjectsHydel651.66area in hectares
2022-23All IndiaTotal Forest Land diverted for Non-forestry use by Types of ProjectsIndustry5.93area in hectares

Metadata

NameNumber of Distinct ValuesNumber of Unique ValuesTypeCount
fiscal_year150Text390
state10Text390
category10Text390
project_type260Text390
area253248Number390
unit10Text390
notes00Unsupported0

Related Datasets

Forest Land Diversion: Year- and State-wise Total Forest Land diverted for Non-Forest Use

Organisation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Time Period

2008-09 to 2022-23

Forest Land Diversion: Year- and State-wise Total Compensatory Afforestation Taken Up

Organisation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Time Period

2008-09 to 2022-23

Forest Encroachment: All India Year-wise Cumulative Forest Area under Encroachment

Organisation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Time Period

2002 to 2024

Tags

forest loss
ecological degradation
decreasing and increasing forest cover
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Citation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Forest Land Diversion: Year-wise Total Forest Land diverted for different Types of Projects [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/18676