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Source: The Hindu (http://www.hinduonnet.com/2009/12/23/stories/2009122352720300.htm)
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Meet conducted on forest rights
Correspondent
KORAPUT: The forest cover in Koraput district has come down to only 21 per cent of the total geographical area of the district particularly when more than 70 per cent people were dependent upon forests for their livelihood, Pravakar Adhikari, secretary, PRAGATI , an NGO working on issues related to forest rights, said at a district level coordination meeting on forest right act-2006 being organized at COATS with the support of Trocaire on Tuesday . While forests and forest land provide food security for 4 to 6 months in a year, there was no space for the rights of communities over forests and forest land, he added.
Members of the Zilla Banabasi Sangh discussed the challenges in realising the fruits of the act.
Jagannath Shroff , a retired OAS officer and an expert on land issues, addressed the participants.
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