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 […]
The members of the Himachal Van Adhikar Manch, a state level forum of social organisations advocating for implementation of the Forest Rights Act 2006 met in Shimla today to discuss the issues of landholders with forest land occupations facing the threat of eviction in the state. Members of the manch plan to meet the High […]
The Himachal Van Adhikar Manch, a state level forum of social organisations advocating for implementation of the Forest Rights Act 2006 have petitioned the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and the High Powered Committee reviewing status of encroachment cases. The memorandum submitted highlights that the Forest Rights Act passed by the Indian Parliament in 2006 […]
Press note 3rd January: Forest Rights Committees lead the way on FRA claim filing process in Himachal even as government unresponsive 4 Forest Rights Committees (FRCs) of Gram Panchayat Kandral in Baijnath submitted their Individual and community claims under Forest Rights Act 2006 (FRA) to the SDM today. The FRCs carried out a rigorous verification […]
Twenty-three NGOs, under the banner of Himachal Van Adhikar Manch, today sought Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s intervention in speeding up the implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006. “We observed that the Act has been misconceived and the matter should be tabled before the Cabinet to give justice to the people of the state,” […]