Over ** thousand hectares of forest land was diverted for mining in India between financial years 2009 and 2023. Roads and irrigation ranked second and third in that time period, respectively. Among its states, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh accounted for the largest share forest conversion over the last decade in the country.
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Lok Sabha. (August 5, 2023). Diverted forest land for non-forest activity across India between financial year 2009 and 2023, by use (in hectares) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1455324/india-diverted-forest-land-by-non-forest-use/
Lok Sabha. "Diverted forest land for non-forest activity across India between financial year 2009 and 2023, by use (in hectares)." Chart. August 5, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1455324/india-diverted-forest-land-by-non-forest-use/
Lok Sabha. (2023). Diverted forest land for non-forest activity across India between financial year 2009 and 2023, by use (in hectares). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1455324/india-diverted-forest-land-by-non-forest-use/
Lok Sabha. "Diverted Forest Land for Non-forest Activity across India between Financial Year 2009 and 2023, by Use (in Hectares)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 5 Aug 2023, /statistics/1455324/india-diverted-forest-land-by-non-forest-use/
Lok Sabha, Diverted forest land for non-forest activity across India between financial year 2009 and 2023, by use (in hectares) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1455324/india-diverted-forest-land-by-non-forest-use/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Diverted forest land for non-forest activity across India between financial year 2009 and 2023, by use (in hectares) [Graph], Lok Sabha, August 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1455324/india-diverted-forest-land-by-non-forest-use/
