Forest dept stops adivasis from tilling forest land!

Bhan Sahu visited an adivasi village in Rajnandgaon district today where forest department has stopped adivasi farmers from cultivating forest land. They were cultivating these forest land from more than 15 years. She says there are few influential adivasi families including the headman who own lands and do not want others to have land are conniving with forest department. Police is making false cases agianst people who are trying to help landless adivasis. For more Bhan Ji can be reached at 09406033089

Posted on: Aug 25, 2011. Tags: BHAN SAHU FOREST LAND

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