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Banni panchayats seek forest rights [1]

Ahmedabad: The pastoralist communities of Banni, through their respective gram panchayats, have opposed the move of the state forest department to ban pastoral rights of the community staying in the areas.

At least 15 of the 19 gram panchayats have passed a resolution against the state government and have sent the same to the senior officials in the state government.

Publication Date: 
16/02/2012
Times Of India (Ahmedabad) [2]
Tags:
Panchayats [3], Grasslands [4], Forest Rights Act 2006 [5], Gram Sabhas [6], Sanctuaries [7], Livestock [8], Forests [9], Gujarat [10]
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