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Forests and Environment Minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy has refuted the allegations that the forest lands were being encroached. The government was according priority for protection of the forests in the State, he said.
In a statement on Thursday, the Minister said that the bhoo hakku-bhoo raksha survey, a massive re-survey of agricultural and non-agricultural lands, was going on for fixation of boundaries of each and every acre in the state. Land ownership rights would be fixed with precise data and information, he said.
