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Which legislation in India makes it mandatory to obtain prior approval from the Central Government for diverting forest lands for non-forest purposes?
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- 1Environment Protection Act, 1986
- 2Indian Forest Act, 1927
- 3Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, 2006
- 4Forest Conservation Act, 1980✓
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Forest Conservation Act, 1980
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