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Forest dwellers get tough duty, but no right [1]

C. K. Chandramohan DEHRA DUN: The Uttarakhand Government's decision to form a special Corbett tiger protection force with 30 per cent reservation for Van Gujjars and other forest dwellers has been described as a good step, but it violates the fundamental right to a full-time job and security to the “technically skilled” forest dwellers.

Publication Date: 
23/12/2010
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Corbett NP [3], Forest Personnel [4], Traditional Knowledge [5], Wildlife [6], Forests [7], Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) [8], Tiger [9]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/corbett-np
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-personnel
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-knowledge
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger