Settle rights of tribals first: Bhuria
Taking note of the complaints received in the Ministry that
some Scheduled Tribe persons living in National Parks and Sanctuaries are being
forced to leave these areas without their rights getting settled, the Minister
has written to the Chief Ministers of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh,
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and
Uttrakhand.
In his letter, Bhuria has communicated to State governments
that as per the information available with the Ministry no action has been
taken by State / union territory Governments for the recognition and vesting of
rights of forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest
dwellers occupying forest land in the National Parks and Sanctuaries……………………………….
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Central team visits Posco site, takes locals' views
PARADIP: A Central team on Friday visited the proposed Posco
India
The four-member team, led by former environment secretary Meena Gupta began their two-day visit from Dhinkia gram panchayat area in coastal Jagatsinghpur district, where the Rs 51,000 crore steel plant is proposed to be set up.
The team interacted with residents of three villages and sought their opinion on the mega project. "We are meeting people individually to know their views on the proposed project and the manner in which it will affect them," Gupta said. ……………………………….
The four-member team, led by former environment secretary Meena Gupta began their two-day visit from Dhinkia gram panchayat area in coastal Jagatsinghpur district, where the Rs 51,000 crore steel plant is proposed to be set up.
The team interacted with residents of three villages and sought their opinion on the mega project. "We are meeting people individually to know their views on the proposed project and the manner in which it will affect them," Gupta said. ……………………………….
Rahul Admits Role In Vedanta Cancellation
Aug 27th, 2010 - Akshaya
Kumar Sahoo |
All-India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi
on Thursday admitted he had played a crucial role in the rejection of forest
clearance to the Niyamgiri bauxite mines and assured local tribals here that he
would continue to fight to protect their interests.
Mr Gandhi, whose visit to this remote and poverty-stricken
part of the state comes just three days after the Union ministry of environment
and forests (MoEF) set aside the forest clearance to the Vedanta refinery
project, said to the tribals: “Two years ago you had requested me to save
Niyamgiri from being leased out to industrial houses. I had promised to work as
your sipahi (soldier) in Delhi
How Green can be the Green India Mission
Posted by: Climate Himalaya
Initiative on: August 27, 2010
The proposed Green India Mission would fail to make
significant difference if the policy of sacrificing the existing natural
forests for the so-called developmental programmes continues unabated. One of
the 8 Missions under National action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) is Green
India Mission (GIM). Its draft Mission
document states the main objective as doubling the area for afforestation in
next 10 years. This mission has a budgetary proposal of Rs. 40,000 crores. As a
new initiative the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has sought
comments from the public on the Mission
document.
While the main objective of the Mission
Video nails foresters' lies: Expert
TNN, Aug 27, 2010, 02.47am IST
KOLKATA: Fateh Singh Rathore, India
Rathore said the senior officers first buckled under pressure from angry villagers and ordered their junior, a forest ranger, to fire tranquillizer darts at the tiger even as he pleaded he was not authorized to do so. When the dart-hit tiger dug its canines into ranger Daulat Singh Shaktawat's face and plucked out his right eye, two officers just fled, said Rathore.
"By fleeing after issuing illegal orders, the officers not only displayed poor and cowardly leadership, they were callous to leave the tiger as it could have either been attacked or have attacked the villagers," he added.
Rathore said the senior officers first buckled under pressure from angry villagers and ordered their junior, a forest ranger, to fire tranquillizer darts at the tiger even as he pleaded he was not authorized to do so. When the dart-hit tiger dug its canines into ranger Daulat Singh Shaktawat's face and plucked out his right eye, two officers just fled, said Rathore.
"By fleeing after issuing illegal orders, the officers not only displayed poor and cowardly leadership, they were callous to leave the tiger as it could have either been attacked or have attacked the villagers," he added.
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