Mendha Lekha's struggle for bamboo rights
Submitted by rummykhan on Thu, 2009-04-23 05:39
In 2008, the village applied for the right over 18 sq km of village forest area under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
Read full story: Give us 18 sq km
In 2009, Mendha Lekha alongwith Marda village became the first villages in the country to win community rights under the Forest Rights Act.
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External URL:
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/mendha-lekhas-struggle-bamboo-rights
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Apr 22, 2011
Publication Date:
22/04/2011