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Lack of rain takes heavy toll on mahua, tribals badly [1]

Ratan K Pani

PAIKMAL: Lack of rain has left residents of predominantly tribal block Paikmal high and dry. With irrigation still a mirage, the tribals depend on sale of non-timber forest produce (NTFP), mahua in particular, six months a year to eke out a living. For the rest part of the year rainfed agriculture and migration sustain them.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2009
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar) [2]
Tags:
Forest Resources [3], Mahua [4], Migration [5], Tribals [6], Orissa (Odisha) [7]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/lack-rain-takes-heavy-toll-mahua-tribals-badly
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-indian-express-bhubaneswar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-resources
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mahua
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/migration
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa