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Alok Prakash Putul

In MP’s Baigachak, tribal residents know little about the special rights granted to the region

The rights were granted in 2015 but lack of awareness means that these vulnerable communities may end up losing their land.

Alok Prakash Putul
· Jul 25, 2022 · 11:30 pm
Unhappy with government prices, Adivasis in Chhattisgarh take their tendu leaves to the open market

The state has warned forest produce collectors of legal consequences if they continue to sell outside.

Alok Prakash Putul
· Jul 03, 2022 · 07:30 pm
As India faces coal shortages, a mine extension has been approved in the pristine Hasdeo forests

The mining plans have taken many by surprise as the Centre had declared the forest a biodiversity-rich reserve and ‘no-go’ area a decade ago.

Alok Prakash Putul
· May 29, 2022 · 09:30 pm

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Maoist insurgency in all three of Chhattisgarh’s tiger reserves has made conservation difficult

While two of the protected areas were already inside Maoist territory for years, a recent classification has put the Achanakmar reserve in the red corridor.

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· Aug 21, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Alok Prakash Putul

In MP’s Baigachak, tribal residents know little about the special rights granted to the region

The rights were granted in 2015 but lack of awareness means that these vulnerable communities may end up losing their land.

Alok Prakash Putul
· Jul 25, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Unhappy with government prices, Adivasis in Chhattisgarh take their tendu leaves to the open market

The state has warned forest produce collectors of legal consequences if they continue to sell outside.

Alok Prakash Putul
· Jul 03, 2022 · 07:30 pm

As India faces coal shortages, a mine extension has been approved in the pristine Hasdeo forests

The mining plans have taken many by surprise as the Centre had declared the forest a biodiversity-rich reserve and ‘no-go’ area a decade ago.

Alok Prakash Putul
· May 29, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Lessons for Chhattisgarh from Madhya Pradesh on how to resettle those evicted from tiger reserves

Families from the Kanha Tiger Reserve underwent resettlement at the same time as those from Achanakmar. But their stories are starkly different.

Alok Prakash Putul
· Apr 24, 2022 · 01:30 pm

A forest fire is raging in Chhattisgarh at a time when those who can control it are on strike

Forest department officials say they are resorting to traditional methods to control fires as new equipment have not been useful.

Alok Prakash Putul
· Apr 12, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Chhattisgarh’s policy to feed excess paddy to wild elephants may do more harm than good

After multiple attacks by tuskers, locals have begun doubting the state’s plans to prevent human-wildlife conflict by feeding the surplus crop to the animal.

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· Sep 27, 2021 · 01:30 pm

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Maoist insurgency in all three of Chhattisgarh’s tiger reserves has made conservation difficult

While two of the protected areas were already inside Maoist territory for years, a recent classification has put the Achanakmar reserve in the red corridor.

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· Aug 21, 2021 · 07:30 pm

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In MP’s Baigachak, tribal residents know little about the special rights granted to the region

The rights were granted in 2015 but lack of awareness means that these vulnerable communities may end up losing their land.

Alok Prakash Putul · Jul 25, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Unhappy with government prices, Adivasis in Chhattisgarh take their tendu leaves to the open market

The state has warned forest produce collectors of legal consequences if they continue to sell outside.

Alok Prakash Putul · Jul 03, 2022 · 07:30 pm

As India faces coal shortages, a mine extension has been approved in the pristine Hasdeo forests

The mining plans have taken many by surprise as the Centre had declared the forest a biodiversity-rich reserve and ‘no-go’ area a decade ago.

Alok Prakash Putul · May 29, 2022 · 09:30 pm

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Lessons for Chhattisgarh from Madhya Pradesh on how to resettle those evicted from tiger reserves

Families from the Kanha Tiger Reserve underwent resettlement at the same time as those from Achanakmar. But their stories are starkly different.

Alok Prakash Putul · Apr 24, 2022 · 01:30 pm

A forest fire is raging in Chhattisgarh at a time when those who can control it are on strike

Forest department officials say they are resorting to traditional methods to control fires as new equipment have not been useful.

Alok Prakash Putul · Apr 12, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Chhattisgarh’s policy to feed excess paddy to wild elephants may do more harm than good

After multiple attacks by tuskers, locals have begun doubting the state’s plans to prevent human-wildlife conflict by feeding the surplus crop to the animal.

Alok Prakash Putul · Sep 27, 2021 · 01:30 pm

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2 hours ago

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Maoist insurgency in all three of Chhattisgarh’s tiger reserves has made conservation difficult

While two of the protected areas were already inside Maoist territory for years, a recent classification has put the Achanakmar reserve in the red corridor.

Alok Prakash Putul · Aug 21, 2021 · 07:30 pm

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