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Forest Department pulled up for harassing villagers
R. Ilangovan
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“Dispute has to be sorted out at the earliest”
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SALEM: The one-man committee of the National Commission of Scheduled Tribes, which inquired into the alleged atrocities on forest dwellers of Suriyur Pallakatoor near here, has condemned the Forest Department for personalising the issue and showing scant regard for the National Forest Policies.
In his report to the Commission on the forced eviction of villagers, a copy of which is available with The Hindu, senior member Tsering Samphel, who conducted the inquiry recently, said the dispute (between villagers and Forest Department officials) had to be sorted out at the earliest as it involved the livelihood of thousands of poor people.
Since the affected people mostly belonged to the Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, besides a few tribes, a joint meeting with the respective national commissions would help to find a lasting solution to the issue, he said.
The report, split into seven sections including details of the troubles the villagers faced, said the village bore evidence of human habitation dating back to many years. Mr. Samphel said he had seen old irrigation wells and levelled fields that bore witness to agricultural activities being carried out for years.
Nearly 127 families (17 tribal, 20 dalits and 90 BC/MBC) claim that they were forcibly evicted from their village where they were living since the time of their forefathers.
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes directed Mr. Samphel to visit the village and hold an inquiry.
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