Salohi Village located in Barkote block of Deogarh district.The people of the village have already filed claims for community rights but they are yet to be recognized. Meanwhile, the forest department has planted commercial species on the claimed land without the consent of the Gram Sabha and further threatened the villagers to put them in jail if there will be any protest. The disappointed community members are preparing to file a petition demanding recognition of their forest rights.Dutiya Kishan, the secretary of Forest Right Committee of Salohi village said "both FRA and CFR management committees are legal and VSS (Van Suraksha Samiti) is considered as an illegal body.Hence, we are opposing reconstitution of VSS and at the same time plantation of commercial species in our forest land through VSS approval".
Region Classification
Type of Land
Common
Private and Common
Type of Common Land
Forest
Starting Year
2016
Government Bodies Involved in the Conflict:
Forest Department of Odisha
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Legislations Involved in the Conflict:
Forest Rights Act of 2006
Legal Processes and Loopholes Enabling the Conflict:
Non-implementation / violation of the FRA
Has the Conflict Ended?
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