| Madhya Pradesh which happens to be the state with largest area under forest cover is witnessing shrinking of forest according to a ‘Times of India’ report quoting the recent estimates of Forest Survey of India. The report mentioned that the state was witnessing decrease in dense forest in many districts of the state including Sidhi, Mandla, Satna, Umaria, Jabalpur, Jhabua, East Nimar, Dewas, Chhindwara, Chhatarpur and Balaghat. In addition to the decline in the forest cover, the state in the process of making development, has also been witnessing several environmental issues like excessive mining causing large-scale pollution, decrease in agricultural land due to rapid urbanization around cities like Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior and others, shrinking of Upper Lake of Bhopal which is known as the lifeline of the city, continuously increasing pollution levels in the industrial cities like Singrauli and others. |