Issue Date: Jan 31, 2013
Nobody in Loyendi village keeps track of time. But for its 150-odd residents, December 7, 2012, is a day to remember. “It is our independence day,” says village elder Petra Kanhara. On this day, the village in Odisha’s Kandhamal district got community right over 20 mountains full of forests under the Forest Rights Act (FRA).
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Congratulations, it is an eye opener to other states that are thinking of such schemes.
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Thanks. You have raised a very pertinent issue. My family is a great lover of Makhana and we use it in different ways. Slowly...