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Accordingly, the State Governments may take up for implementation only such decision of pre 25-10-1980 period which could not be implemented because of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 intervening and propose regularisation of encroachments as per those decisions and in accordance with the eligibility criteria laid down in those decisions. No encroachments not covered by any pre 25-10-1980 decisions - even though they might have occurred prior to that date - should now be considered for regularisation in terms of our guidelines.