Land Rights Violations at Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary, Chhattisgarh
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Land Rights Violations at Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary, Chhattisgarh

Research Papers and Case Studies
In mid-2009, there were reports in the newspapers in Chhattisgarh that the villages located in the core area of Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary which had been declared as a Tiger Reserve, would be displaced and the ‘Revised Guidelines for the Ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Project Tiger’ announced by the NTCA would be applied. The first phase of displacement of 6 villages took place in December 2009 and without settling the claims that the villagers had filed under the The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. Following this, EQUATIONS, responding to a request from Nadi Ghati Morcha (NGM) conducted a fact finding process along with NGM and Baiga Mahapanchayat in October 2010. This report is based on the findings of the team.
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India
Local Regions/Cities
Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary, Chhattisgarh

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