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Aarey reserve forest
September 7 , 2020
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- Maharashtra government has announced the reservation of 600 acres of Aarey land near Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) as forest.
- The govt claiming it as the first instance of an extensive forest blossoming within the limits of metropolis anywhere in the world.
- A reserve forest denotes forests accorded a certain degree of protection.
- The term was first introduced in the Indian Forest Act, 1927 during British India
- Rights to all activities like hunting, grazing, etc. in reserved forests are banned unless specific orders are issued otherwise.
- The reserved forests are declared by the respective state governments but national parks or wildlife sanctuaries are declared by the central government.
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