Chhattisgarh govt cancels tribal rights over forests to facilitiate coal mining
It is the first such order to come to light across the country where community rights of tribals have been summarily cancelled after being granted through process laid down in the FRA
Nitin Sethi
Forest rights of tribals over their traditional lands in Ghatbarra village of Surguja district have been summarily taken away by the Chhattisgarh governmentto facilitate coal mining of Prasa East and Kete Besan coal block. The block has been allocated to Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RVUNL) and Adani Minerals Private Limited is the mine developer cum operator (MDO). The latter is a 100% subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Limited and RVUNL is Rajasthan government’s company.
In an order passed on January 8 the state government has cancelled the community land rights of the tribals in the village given under the Forest Rights Act (FRA). In its order, the government has stated that the villagers had been using their legal rights over the forest land to stop work of mining in their village, which falls in the Parsa East and Kete Besan coal block.
It is the first such order to come to light across the country where community rights of tribals have been summarily cancelled after being granted through the process laid down in the FRA.
Business Standard reviewed the January 8 orders of the state government cancelling the land rights of the tribals in the village. Chhattisgarh state government and the district authorities did not respond to queries.
The FRA does not provide for revocation of either community or individual land rights once granted under the law. The law and the attendant regulations provide only for the government diverting the forest land for some other purpose after prior informed consent of the tribals through their gram sabha.
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Forest rights of tribals over their traditional lands in Ghatbarra village of Surguja district have been summarily taken away by the Chhattisgarh governmentto facilitate coal mining of Prasa East and Kete Besan coal block. The block has been allocated to Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RVUNL) and Adani Minerals Private Limited is the mine developer cum operator (MDO). The latter is a 100% subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Limited and RVUNL is Rajasthan government’s company.
In an order passed on January 8 the state government has cancelled the community land rights of the tribals in the village given under the Forest Rights Act (FRA). In its order, the government has stated that the villagers had been using their legal rights over the forest land to stop work of mining in their village, which falls in the Parsa East and Kete Besan coal block.
It is the first such order to come to light across the country where community rights of tribals have been summarily cancelled after being granted through the process laid down in the FRA.
Business Standard reviewed the January 8 orders of the state government cancelling the land rights of the tribals in the village. Chhattisgarh state government and the district authorities did not respond to queries.
The FRA does not provide for revocation of either community or individual land rights once granted under the law. The law and the attendant regulations provide only for the government diverting the forest land for some other purpose after prior informed consent of the tribals through their gram sabha.
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