Local leaders and activists call out the ignorance and apathy of administration, question apathy of the government Close to 1500 tribal people assembled and carried out a rally at Kinnaur’s district headquarter of Reckong Peo on the 29th of December to register their protest against the district administration for not implementing the Forest Rights Act […]
Tag: Forest rights
Press Note: 21Decmber 2018 Official members of District level Committee under FRA reject claims of tribals of Lippa Village
हिन्दी के लिये नीचे स्क्रोल करें Press Note: 21Decmber 2018 Official members of District level Committee under FRA reject claims of tribals of Lippa Village Doling out forest land to company but cannot grant tribals their rights, shows government priorities, Empty promise on FRA made in Vidhan Sabha: Lippa Forest Rights Committee Barely few […]
After a decade, in a first, a detailed address on Forest Rights Act 2006 in the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh
Press Note: 14th December 2018 After a decade, in a first, a detailed address on Forest Rights Act 2006 in the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh MLAs Rakesh Singha and Ashish Butail address the assembly In response to consistent pressure from local communities, farmer’s groups and civil society, the Forest Rights Act 2006 finally became […]
H.P. High Court provides relief to Kinnaur occupants
High Court Order of 9th July provides relief to occupants by quashing DFO orders; High Court Bench puts ball in DFO Kinnaur’s court to hear matter; High court mentions FRA and gives liberty to make submissions under FRA to State government. The orders of the Hon’ble High Court, dated 6th April 2015, followed by subsequent […]
प्रेस विज्ञप्ति: वन अधिकार कानून के अंतर्गत जल्द से जल्द मिलें अधिकार: वन अधिकार मंच, 2 मई 2018
2 मई 2018 शिमला हिमाचल वन अधिकार मंच के सदस्यों ने शिमला में 1 मई को रणनीति बैठक का आयोजन किया और 2 मई को राज्य सरकार के वरिष्ठ अधिकारियों से मिल कर वन अधिकार कानून 2006 से जुड़े मुद्दों पर चर्चा की और ज्ञापन भी सौंपा। मंच की बैठक में चंबा, सिरमौर, काँगड़ा, किन्नौर और लाहौल स्पीती […]
Press release: Himachal Groups join forest rights groups; reject draft national forest policy
17/4/2018 Shimla Himachal Van Adhikar Manch is one of the 150 signatories of the submission made to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change raising objections to the serious flaws in the Draft National Forest Policy 2018. The MoEFCC came out with the draft last month, for which they had comments and suggestions from concerned citizens […]
पै्रस विज्ञप्ति: पंचेश्वर बहुद्देशीय नही बहुधोखीय परियोजना है
5 November 2017 पंचेश्वर बहुद्देशीय नही बहुधोखीय परियोजना है: पंचेश्वर बांध व रुपालीगाड बंाधों की प्रक्रिया तुरंत प्रभाव रोकी जाये। वन अधिकार दो – जैव विविधता रजिस्टर ग्राम स्तर पर बनाओं प्रभावित जनता को अंधेरे में रखकर पर्यावरण और वन स्वीकृतियंा लेने की प्रक्रियंा पूरी की जा रही है वह यह बताता है कि सरकारों […]
प्रेस नोट: 11 जुलाई 2017, पालमपूर तहसील में वन अधिकार के दावों का खाता खुला
वन अधिकार कानून, 2006 के अन्तर्गत बड़सर पंचायत के 6 गांवों ने लगभग 5 हजार हेक्टेयर वन भूमि पर सामुहिक दावे आज (11 जूलाई 2017) एसडीएम पालमपूर को सौंपे। इस प्रक्रिया में राज्य स्तरीय संगठन हिमाचल वन अधिकार मंच जोकि प्रदेश में इस कानून को लागू करने के लिये प्रयासरत है, ने स्थानीय समुदाय को दावे भरने की प्रक्रिया में मदद की। वन अधिकार कानून 2006 वनों […]
Why Forest Rights Act, 2006 is the way to go in Himachal
To address historical injustice faced by the forest-dependent communities in India, UPA government had passed the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of) Forest Rights Act in 2006. But the Congress, at least in Himachal, has failed to make use of this legislation to provide relief to tribal population. In fact, Himachal is […]
In Himachal Pradesh, a village is using the law to take back forest land from the Forest Department
The residents of Gunehar village in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district are attempting to use the Forest Rights Act to challenge the state Forest Department’s decision to hand over two hectares of local forest land to the Wildlife Department to construct an office complex. At the end of December, the Gunehar panchayat filed a complaint with […]