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How bamboo was liberated
Community leader Devaji Tofa addressing people who had gathered to witness the historic event Read full story: Bamboo Liberation Day Photograph by: Aparna PallaviO
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Jairam Ramesh interacting with residents of Mendha Lekha Read full story: Bamboo Liberation Day Photograph by: Aparna PallaviO
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How bamboo was liberated
Jairam Ramesh listening to the problems of people in Mendha Lekha Read full story: Bamboo Liberation Day Photograph by: Aparna PallaviO
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How bamboo was liberated
Jairam Ramesh along with residents of Mendha Lekha Read full story: Bamboo Liberation Day Photograph by: Aparna PallaviO
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How bamboo was liberated
Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh and Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan in Mendha Lekha on April 27 Read full story: Bamboo Liberation Day Photograph by: Aparna PallaviO
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Freeing bamboo from the state
Issue Date: Apr 30, 2011
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has written to states to include bamboo in the list of minor forest produce (MFP) and to take steps to facilitate its use, sale and management by communities. The letter, dated March 21, is addressed to all chief ministers. It acknowledges the provisions of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), giving communities the right to collect, use and dispose bamboo as an MFP.
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Live from Mendha Lekha -Updates
Issue Date: Apr 27, 2011
Aparna Pallavi - Live from Mendha Lekha
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Rural communities win right over bamboo, finally
Issue Date: Apr 27, 2011
A large crowd gathered at Mendha Lekha village in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district in the morning on April 27 to witness a historic event. The state forest department handed over a transit passbook to the village community leader Devaji Tofa, signifying the village gram sabha would henceforth exercise the power to issue transit passes for selling bamboo harvested from the nearby forests.
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