Tribal Land Rights Discussed at Kollimalai Meet; Calls for Protections and Land Titles
At a Kollimalai meeting, tribal leaders demanded government action to protect hill lands, stop conversions, and issue land titles to indigenous communities.
Namakkal/Kollimalai: A consultative meeting on tribal land rights was held concerning communities in the Kollimalai hills. Association leaders and community representatives urged the government to protect scheduled area lands and provide pattas to tribal families.
Participants noted that tribal communities have farmed hill lands for generations and called for an immediate halt to converting these lands for other uses. They also demanded issuance of both community and forest land rights (as applicable) without delay. district statistical and forest officials attended the meeting.
Courtesy: Hindu Tamil Thisai