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Time of India
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Jenu Kuruba families claim land rights in tiger reserve
Mysuru: Members of 52 Jenu Kuruba tribal families from Karadikallu Atturu Kolli Haadi inside the (NTR) in of Kodagu district on Tuesday put up a board in their haadi (hamlet) claiming land rights under the (FRA). Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This board is right next to another board put up by the forest department, warning that trespassing inside the tiger-protected area is a crime. With the board, reading 'Nanga Kaadu, Nanga Jamma, Nangave Alako' (our forest, our land, we rule), Jenu Kuruba families are claiming rights to their ancestors' properties. A decision to put up the board was approved at the Gram Sabha held from 11am to 2pm under the FRA on Tuesday. According to Shivu JA, a tribal leader who chaired the meeting, it was decided to file a case against the local gram panchayat officer under SC/ST atrocities act for allegedly meddling with the forest rights of Jenu Kuruba tribal families, as the local body has no power under the FRA. "Now, we are informed that applications of only 39 tribal families will be reconsidered, and the rest of the 13 applications remain rejected. We will protest this decision," he said. The sabha also decided to urge the state and central govts to implement the FRA scientifically across the country. The families also set May 26 as the deadline to grant them the Community Forest Resource Rights (CFR) and other rights of the FRA.
Time of India
18-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Centre to Karnataka: Mitigate Jenu Kurubas' woes
Jenu Kuruba community leaders allege the forest department installed boards warning against trespassing inside the area BENGALURU: In a significant relief to 52 Jenu Kuruba families of Karadikallu Atturu Kolli , a tribal hamlet located inside Nagarahole Tiger Reserve , the Union ministry of tribal affairs directed the tribal welfare department of Karnataka to take necessary action to mitigate the challenges faced by the community. This hamlet is situated in Ponnampet taluk of Kodagu district, 90km from the district headquarters of Madikeri. Since the first week of May, these 52 families returned to their original haadis inside Nagarahole Tiger Reserve. They are seeking rights on their ancestors' land as per provisions of Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights ) Act, 2006. The forest department earlier asked the tribals to leave the haadi. However, the tribal families are demanding land rights under the FRA. According to the Union govt's directive, it asked the state-level monitoring committee to monitor the process of recognition and vesting of forest rights and resolve such field-level problems. Consequently, the representation is being forwarded to the state govt to take action that will mitigate the challenges faced by the community. According to the activists, all Jenu Kuruba families are now staying inside the tiger reserve. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Want Lower Bills Without Changing a Thing? elecTrick - Save upto 80% on Power Bill Learn More Undo Tribal welfare department secretary Randeep D informed, "We will first ask the district-level committee (DLC) under the DC to submit a report for further necessary action," he said. Jenu Kuruba community leader Shivu said on May 20, a gram sabha under the forest rights act will be held where the decision on the land rights of Jenu Kuruba community members will be decided. "We will seek the opinion of our ancestors on future course of action," he explained. "Out of 10 makeshift huts we built, the forest department demolished four. Now we are staying in three huts while the rest of the huts are dedicated to our gods and ancestors. The forest department are deputed here to monitor us," he said. "Recently, they installed a board warning that trespassing inside the tiger protected area is a crime," he added.
Time of India
18-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
'Take action to mitigate challenges of Jenu Kurubas'
MYSURU: In a significant relief to the 52 Jenu Kuruba families of Karadikallu Atturu Kolli , a tribal hamlet located inside the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, the Union ministry of tribal affairs directed the tribal welfare department of Karnataka, to take necessary actions to mitigate the challenges faced by the community. This hamlet is situated in Ponnampet taluk of Kodagu district, 90 kilometres from the district headquarters of Madikeri. Since the first week of May, these 52 families returned to their original haadis inside the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve. They are seeking rights on their ancestors' land as per the provisions of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights ) Act, 2006. The forest department earlier asked the tribals to leave the haadi. However, the tribal families are demanding land rights under the FRA. According to the Union govt's directive, it asked the state level monitoring committee to monitor the process of recognition and vesting of forest rights and resolve such field-level problems. Consequently, the representation is being forwarded to the state govt to take actions that will mitigate the challenges faced by the community. According to the activists, all Jenu Kuruba families are now staying inside the tiger reserve. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Memperdagangkan CFD Emas dengan salah satu spread terendah? IC Markets Mendaftar Undo Tribal welfare department secretary Randeep D informed, "We will first ask the District Level Committee (DLC) under DC to submit a report for further necessary action," he said. Jenu Kuruba community leader Shivu said that on May 20, a gram sabha under the forest rights act will be held where the decision on the land rights of the Jenu Kuruba community members will be decided. "We will seek the opinion of our ancestors on our future course of action," he explained. "Out of 10 makeshift huts we built, the forest department demolished four. Now we are staying in three huts while the rest of the huts are dedicated to our gods and ancestors. The forest department are deputed here to monitor us," he said. "Recently, they installed a board warning that trespassing inside the tiger protected area is a crime," he added.
The Hindu
12-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Solidarity group representing Jenu Kuruba Adivasis submit letter to senior forest officials demanding withdrawal of forces in Nagarahole
Representatives of a solidarity group met the Karnataka Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) and the PCCF (Head of Forest Forces) on Monday and urged them to withdraw uniformed forces in Karadikallu, Nagarahole. The representatives of over 70 social and environmental organisations, youth groups, experts and professionals submitted a letter to the PCCF stating that the forces are threatening 150 Jenu Kuruba adivasis with forced eviction which is in gross violation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) provisions. 'The collective submitted this letter to the PCCF in light of the recent tense situation that has been unfolding in Karadikallu Hattur Kollehaadi, Nagarahole Tiger Reserve from May 5 onwards, where over 120 paramilitary troops of the Forest Department, the State police, and the Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) have been deployed to intimidate members of the Jenu Kuruba tribe, with threats to forcibly evict them,' the representatives said in a statement. It further said that on May 5 and 6, 52 families of Karadikallu returned to reclaim their ancestral village from which they were forcibly evicted in 1982-83. 'Since then, they have been facing intimidation tactics, with paramilitary troops threatening the Jenu Kuruba members, dismantling structures, including sacred sites and temporary sites for menstruating women, blocking of access to the village by Forest Department officials, amounting to a gross infringement of constitutionally guaranteed rights under the FRA,' it further said. In their letter, apart from demanding the withdrawal of STPF and other armed forces they called of initiating an immediate dialogue with members of the Nagarahole Adivasi Jammapale Hakku Sthapana Samiti (NAJHSS) and the Karadikallu FRC to address grievances and ensure democratic and participatory resolution. 'Allow free and fair media access to Nagarahole to report the situation and speak with affected community members, upholding transparency and accountability. Immediately recognise and approve the IFR, CFR, and CFRR claims of all the 52 families of Karadikallu Hattur Kollehaadi as per the FRA, based on the claims filed in 2021 and the completed joint verification,' were among the other demands.
Time of India
08-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Jenu Kuruba families reoccupy ancestral land in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve
MYSURU: To reclaim their ancestral land, from where they had been evicted four decades ago in an apparent bid to boost wildlife protection and tiger conservation , around four dozen tribal families from the Jenu Kuruba community barged into their haadis, or colonies, inside Nagarahole Tiger Reserve (NTR) on land ought to have been returned to these indigenous people in keeping with the provisions of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights ) Act, that has not happened until now. To reinstate their rightful claim over the land, Jenu Kuruba members entered their haadis and constructed three makeshift huts, including two for Odathi (goddess) and Ajjayya (god), the deities they worship.J K Timma, the president of Nagarahole Adivasi Jammapale Hakkottaya Samiti, said they were shunted out of their haadis 40 years ago in the name of wildlife protection."We are now trying to reclaim our haadis. So far, we have not been granted land rights. So, led by community leader Shivu, we decided to return to our ancestral land," Timma the move, Shivu said: "We will remain here.""Tiger conservation is a scheme of the forest department and various wildlife NGOs to grab indigenous lands by forcefully evicting us," he NTR director P A Seema was not available for comments, Kodagu DC Venkat Raja said he sought a report from forest department to Caroline Pearce, the director of Survival International, an NGO, the Jenu Kuruba community's re-occupation of their ancestral land is an "inspirational act of repossession". They're reclaiming what is theirs, in defiance of a hugely powerful conservation and tourism industry that has enriched itself at their expense, she alleged."If the Indian govt really cares about tiger conservation, it will not only allow the Jenu Kuruba people to return, but encourage them to do so, because the science is clear that tigers thrive alongside the indigenous people whose forests they live in," Pearce further reasoned.
