KOLLAM: Based on the Forest Rights Act approved by the Union Government, forest rights committees will be set up in the district on August 3. A meeting chaired by District Collector A.Shajahan has taken a decision in this regard.
The Act envisages to provide rights on the dwelling places of those people, including Scheduled Tribes, in the forest land in which they had been living traditionally.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/forest-rights-panels-be-elected-aug-3
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-indian-express-kochi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-villages
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-rights-act-2006
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kollam-d
