Seventeen gram sabhas of Hasdeo Aranya Forest in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district have received Community Forest Management rights to protect, conserve and manage their forests under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, officials said. “For a long time, these villages were denied their rights enshrined under the Forest Rights Act owing to the presence of these coal mines despite the initial claims …
As many as 17 villages of Punjab's border district Ferozepur were flooded after Pakistan opened headworks gates in its area on the Sutlej river, an official said on Thursday. "With the opening of gates of headworks in Kasur area by Pakistan, 17 villages in our side have been affected," Deputy Commissioner, Ferozepur, Chander Gaind said. He said the water released …
