Dehradun, Sept. 15 -- The Dehradun Forest Division carried out a major action on Sunday against encroachment on forest land, freeing 1,015 square metres of reserved forest land in the Kandoli-1 area of Jhajra Range from unauthorised occupation. Speaking to the media persons, Dehradun DFO Vaibhav Singh claimed that keeping forest land free from encroachment is a priority of the department. He added that effective action will be taken in such cases after completion of the legal process.

According to the Forest Department, unauthorised construction had been carried out on the reserved forest land since 2006-07. The construction was demolished as per the prescribed procedure and the land was subsequently taken back into the possession of the...