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Supreme Court on Saranda Forest
May 21 , 2026
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- The Supreme Court directed Jharkhand to notify 31,468.25 hectares of Saranda Forest as a wildlife sanctuary.
- Saranda Forest is the largest Sal forest in Asia and is located near Jamshedpur in Jharkhand.
- “Saranda” means “land of seven hundred hills” and the forest spreads over around 900 square kilometres.
- The Supreme Court upheld the 1968 notification of the former Bihar government declaring it as the “Saranda Game Sanctuary.”
- The Court reiterated that mining is prohibited inside national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and within a one-kilometre Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ).
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