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 Draconian changes [1]

• Punishers the community for 'crimes' like for fuelwood.

• Doubles penalty for forest 'crimes' - in reserve forests imprisonment can be till sven years.

• No accountability for forest officials. Protected from judicial proceedings while executing the act in 'good faith'.

• Empowers the forest department to evict and demolish human habitation inside reserve forests.

Publication Date: 
30/08/2001
Down to Earth [2]
Tags:
Forest Education [3], Orissa (Odisha) [4]
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