Jaipur: Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) has filed applications before National Green Tribunal (NGT), Bhopal, seeking a resolution to the issue concerning Khasra No. 7/2 in Beed Papad village and protection of the interests of industrial units affected by the matter in Jaipur’s Vishwakarma Industrial Area.RIICO has proposed reserving an alternative 2.9087 hectares of land elsewhere within Vishwakarma Industrial Area for forestry purposes, considering that several industrial units are operating on the land in question. It has also offered to bear the entire cost of afforestation on the proposed land.On Sept 16, 2026, NGT, Bhopal, while hearing an application filed by Kamalkant Tiwari, directed the forest department to take possession of the 2.9087 hectares of land under Khasra No. 7/2.Considering the adverse impact the order could have on the affected industrial units, RIICO has proposed an alternative arrangement before the tribunal. Under the proposal, it will earmark 2.9087 hectares at another location within Vishwakarma Industrial Area for forestry purposes and bear the entire cost of afforestation.NGT is expected to hear RIICO’s application soon. To safeguard the interests of the entrepreneurs and effectively present its case before the tribunal, RIICO has also appointed an Additional Advocate General and a senior advocate.RIICO said it was taking the interests of the industrial units into account while pursuing an appropriate resolution through the legal process.
