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Present paper deals with the forest status and land use  pattern at Singrauli. Singrauli region  once  had very dense dry tropical forest, which due to rapid industrialization in recent years got significantly reduced. It is concluded from the study that in general the area under forest and agriculture reduced tremendously while the area under mining has increased markedly.

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Forest Agriculture Land use pattern Mining

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Awasthi, A. K., & Bharti, A. K. (2005). Forest status and land use scenario at Singrauli: A Bird Eye View. Environment Conservation Journal, 6(1-3), 109–115. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2005.0612316

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