The final episode further delves into the changes made by the Union government to the forest conservation law, which stripped legal protections from unrecorded forests. These changes contradict the Supreme Court’s landmark Godavarman judgment, which ensured that unrecorded forests are also protected.

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In the second episode, host Pawan picks up his conversation with Tapasya, focusing first on the state government's weak response to environmental violations. From there, they dive into a revealing story from Jammu, where a political nexus had allowed illegal river mining and stone crushers to operate despite an official ban in place.

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