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Around 40 percent environment-related crimes in Rajasthan Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)

Around 40.59 percent of the crimes related to the environment in the country committed in Rajasthan during 2014-16. The crimes mostly related to violation of the Forest (Conservation) Act, such as uses of forest land for non-forest purposes without approval of the government and Wildlife Protect Act capturing, poisoning, snaring, or trapping of wild animals. The highest number of crimes related to the environment were committed in Rajasthan from 2014-2016. National Crime Records Bureau (October 2017), the report mentions that 15,723 cases of crimes related to the environment were registered in the country during 2014-16, and the number of cases in the state during this period was 6,382, which is 40.59 percent.

Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve (RTR) and Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) could not be regulated in the absence of a local advisory committee (LAC), which caused disturbance to wild animals.Around five of the ten zones of core areas were not closed in monsoon seasons, contrary to the directions of the National Tiger Conservatory Authority (NTCA). The entire area of zone 1-10 of RTR is designated as the core area, the department closed only zone one-five of the RTR during monsoon season (July-September) during 2015-2018, while zone six-10 remained open.Scrutiny of records revealed that between July and September of these years, 24,647 tourists visited the park, and it would have caused disturbance to the eight tigers who had territories in these zones. 

Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve (RTR)

Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve is located in the Sawai Madhopur district, while Sariska is in the Alwar district.The CAG report also states that the site selected for construction of the Abheda Biological park in Kota was not conducive due to adjoining garbage dumping yard, industrial areas, firing range of the Army, the existence of slums nearby. On the encroachment of forest land, the audit found that there were 18,577 cases of encroachment on forest land, involving an area of 255.05 sq km in the state as of 1st April 2013. Around 15,883 cases of illegal mining in forest areas were registered during 2013-18, of which, 8,004 cases were disposed of by levying penalty, and 7,879 cases were pending as of March 2018. It observed that 3,491 cases were pending for one-three years, and 1,534 cases were pending for more than three years. As many as 4,388 cases were pending for consideration before the court.

BhoomiRashi portal significantly expedites error-free land acquisition for National Highways: 
 
GoI reported that the BhoomiRashi portal of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (M/oRTH) has significantly expedited error-free and transparent land acquisition for National Highways (NH). 
 
BhoomiRashi portal:
♦ BhoomiRashi portal, a major e-Governance initiative, was launched on 1 April 2018. 
♦ The portal is used by the Central/State government directly to acquire land under their relevant legal provisions.
♦ Under the portal, nearly 37078 hectares of land have been notified by the National Highways Authority of India as compared to 33005 hectares notified between 2014-15 to 2017-18. Around 4,16,000 number of persons have visited the portal so far. 
♦ It was integrated with the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) for depositing the compensation in the account of affected/ interested persons on a real-time basis.
 
Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to inaugurate 5 projects completed under JNPT:

The Minister of State (I/C) for Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya is to inaugurate five projects completed under Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) at JNPT, Mumbai on 14 March. The projects include Flyover at Y junction near PUB at JNPT, Scanning X-Ray, Augmentation of 220/33KV Master Unit Sub Station, Centralised Parking Plaza, and Shiva Samarth Smarak Museum.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT):

Location: Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra

Operated by: Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust

Owned by: Government of India

JNPT is also known as Nhava Sheva. It was established on 26 May 1989. It is India`s largest container port. The port access Arabian Sea via Thane Creek.