Community leader Devaji Tofa being given the transit pass. He can now harvest and freely sell bamboo
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Jairam Ramesh along with residents of Mendha Lekha
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Community leader Devaji Tofa being given the transit passbook
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Jairam Ramesh listening to the problems of people in Mendha Lekha
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Down To Earth editor Sunita Narain being given transit pass. She had purchased bamboo poles from the village on February 15 when Mendha Lekha organised a symbolic bamboo sale to protest the forest department's intransigence.
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Jairam Ramesh interacting with residents of Mendha Lekha
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Community leader Devaji Tofa addressing people who had gathered to witness the historic event
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Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh and Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan in Mendha Lekha on April 27
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