After a long battle with the Forest Department, this village in a remote, Naxal-affected part of the state on Thursday became the first village in the country to become eligible to own, cut, use and sell bamboo
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/gadchiroli-village-first-get-bamboo-rights
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-products
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mendha-lekha
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gadchiroli-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bamboo
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-conservation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-act