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Tribals
of Balangir, Nuapada, Kandhamal, Koraput and several other districts of
the State on Tuesday demanded immediate implementation of the ST and
other Tribal Forest Dwellers (recognition of Forest Rights) Act of 2006.
Under the banner of Campaign for Survival and Dignity (CSD), tribal
people of these districts demanded that the State. Government stop all
developmental works like plantation, JBIC, WFP and watershed activities
on forest land, which is being cultivated by the forest dwellers till
the Forest Right Act notified. No action should be undertaken by any
Government authority, which hampers the historical rights over forest
assured by the Forest Rights Act of 2006, social activist Prafulla
Samantra said while addressing a meeting organized by the CSD at PMG
Square here. The CSD submitted a memorandum to Governor MC Bhandare urging his intervention. “Include all the genuine forest dependents living in and around the forest for their primary livelihood under the Forest Rights Act and restrict the land mafias and contractors. There should not be any dilution of the original act in name of determining Forest Rights Rule,” the memorandum said. It also said, “There should not be any further determination of Wildlife Habitat till the Act of 2006 is not implemented.” (Source: The Pioneer, October 3, 2007) |
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