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Context: The Delhi government has notified forest land in two villages in South Delhi as ‘reserved forest’, starting the process of providing legal protection to parts of the Ridge that were not yet notified.

“Forest area” is an area recorded as forest in the government records. Often this term is also written as “recorded forest area”. The recorded forest area is categorized into “Reserved Forest”, “Protected Forest” and “Unclassed Forest”.

• Reserved Forest: An area notified under the provisions of India Forest Act or the State Forest Acts having full degree of protection. In Reserved Forests all activities are prohibited unless permitted.
• Protected Forest: An area notified under the provisions of India Forest Act or the State Forest Acts having limited degree of protection. In Protected Forests all activities are permitted unless prohibited.
• Unclassed Forest: An area recorded as forest but not included in reserved or protected forest category. Ownership status of such forests varies from state to state.

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