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Victory for forest dwellers as Himachal rolls back order
Capital Information
|April 19, 2025
In a major win for forest-dependent communities and small farmers in Himachal Pradesh, the state government has agreed to withdraw a controversial directive issued by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) that had caused confusion in the implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006.
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The withdrawal came after a strong protest led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), which staged a three-hour dharna at the Forest Department headquarters in Talland, Shimla. Over 200 CPI(M) workers participated in the demonstration, denouncing the Forest Department's April 17 suspension letter as an overreach and contrary to the FRA spirit.
This story is from the April 19, 2025 edition of Capital Information.
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