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Members of assorted tribal communities from 34 villages successful the Nagarahole forest country person planned to undertake a 15-day padayatra to rise consciousness connected the Forest Rights Act.
The padayatra will commencement from Thithimathi in Kodagu territory connected December 21 and volition extremity near H.D. Kote in Mysuru connected January 4, 2026. Around 500 radical are expected to articulation the march connected the archetypal time and the numbers are expected to increase, said Ramakrishna J.S., Jenu Kuruba community member from the region.
Engaging youth
According to leaders of the tribal communities, 1 of the primary aims of the inaugural is to prosecute the youth in each colony successful the region and punctual them of the adivasi worldview. Skits, traditional songs and songs of absorption connected the threats faced by communities successful the portion volition beryllium portion of the programme.
“The implementation of Individual Forest Rights and Community Forest Rights has not been effectual successful the Nagarahole region. While immoderate communities have got rights connected paper, the implementation has been shoddy,” alleged J.A. Shivu, person of the Nagarahole Adivasi Jammapale Hakku Sthapana Samiti
Allegations of harassment
“Members of our communities face harassment by officials constantly. This is adivasi land. Why indispensable we beg for the rights to unrecorded connected our ain lands? Rights are being taken from america and given to plantations and resorts, who marque profits retired of cultures that are not theirs,” he added.
The assemblage leaders besides noted that they intend to person discussions with officials towards the extremity of the march.
