Jammu, Aug. 11 -- Share Tweet Share SRINAGAR, AUGUST 11 (KNS) : The Jammu and Kashmir Government has announced a slew of measures to ensure a balanced approach towards protection, conservation and sustainable management of forest resources while ensuring recognition and settlement of the legitimate rights of forest-dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers in accordance with the Forest Rights Act, 2006. The government has issued detailed guidelines through circular number 07-JK(FST) of 2026 by the Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, directing all the concerned departments and authorities to ensure strict compliance with the applicable statutory provisions and prescribed procedures. The circular mandates th...