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CEC mandates land transfer amid tiger reserve review
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
|November 25, 2025
Says land classified as 'Forest Revenue land' to be handed over to Forest Department
In a significant development linked to the ongoing assessment for a proposed Tiger Reserve, the Supreme Court's Central Empowered Committee has instructed the Goa Revenue Dept to immediately transfer all land classified as 'Forest Revenue land'- currently held by Revenue Department, other government agencies, or private entitiesto the Forest Department.
The directive was issued during CEC member Sunil Limaye's recent visit to the State, where he held discussions with both district collectors and officials regarding forest-like areas, especially privately held lands that exhibit characteristics of natural forests.
This story is from the November 25, 2025 edition of The Free Press Journal - Mumbai.
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