Raipur: The maize he grew on the small zig-zagged shaped patch of forest land was the only food for his family. But in 1998, the forest department picked up Bir Singh Markam, and along with 75 other men in his village in Bastar, and jailed him for illegally occupying forest land.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/we-are-scared-what-if-they-jail-our-people-again
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-encroachments
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-rights-act-2006
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/people
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chhattisgarh
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-poverty
