Forest Right: Adivasis applied for land in 2009, No reply yet

Jagdish Ji in Rewa Madhya Pradesh is visiting a forest village called Gadhoi where 900 Kol adivasis are living from 1973. These 73 families have applied for land deeds under forest rigths act in 2009 but there is no movement yet on their application. The people have also met collector but he has also not given assurance. Some people from this village had also been to jail for land issues in the past. The adivasis hope that if they get land deeds and help from NREGA and Indira Awas there lives can get better. For more Jagdish ji can be reached at 09893905883

Posted on: Jun 13, 2012. Tags: FOREST LAND

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