Nagpur: In a big victory for tigers and humans, the Supreme Court has paved the way for Rantalodhi Village Relocation from within Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (Tadoba), Tadoba will get 175.26 other hectares, equivalent to 433 soccer fields, from valuable forests .
Rantalodhi relocation from the range of Kolsa, at the eastern end of the tiger reserve, has hung fire for two years.
Of 244 families, 145 families have chosen the Package-II package RS10 Lakh per family, where resettlement must be carried out by government institutions.
However, 99 families have chosen option-i, where people will move with one-time cash payment.
The process was postponed because the Forest Advisor Committee (FAC) had postponed forest transfer proposals for 375 hectares number 14-B in Salori Village in the Chandrapur District, where villagers wanted to recimlate voluntarily.
FAC has quoted the command of the Supreme Court January 28, 2019, which states: “The level of de-land reserves for resettlement will not be more than necessary by settlers in the core area.” In Rantalodhi, the area to be given to villagers is 375 hectares, in return, Tadoba get 175 hectares.
However, the Head of the State of Wildlife on May 7, 2021, moved the Central Empowerment Committee of the Supreme Court (CEC) strongly putting a Maharashtra case.
Field Director, Jitendra Ramagaonkar welcomed SC orders, by saying, “Even though the Tadoba area is less, Rantalodhi’s biotic pressure is spread in five compartments.
If someone considers livestock collection, firewood, and small forest collection (MFP), the impact in a 2.5 radius km from the village.
Relocation will create a better space to increase the prey population and then tigers.
“Deputy Director (Core) Nandkishore Kale said,” As directed by the Chairman of the Minister of Uddhav Thackeray, we also preceded the village of Karwa which was side by side.
Rantalodhi resettlement And Karwa means that there is no human presence in at least 15 km.
NTCA has also supported the argument submitted by Maharashtra and supports Rantalodhi relocation.
“” Making space Inviolate is the solution to handle human conflicts in Chandrapur.
SC orders will allow the required MOEFCC under FCA 1980.
The decision will run away in conservation h Arimau, “said Kishor Rithe, a member of the State Council for wildlife (SBWL).
Of the total 312 tigers in Maharashtra, 160 animals (excluding children and sub-adults) were in Chandrapur Regency.
81 tigers were inside Tadoba and 79 were outside Tadoba in a territorial forest, which was a honeycomb landscape indeed to move 145 families from Rantalodhi in the number 14-B compartment from Salori, subject to granting permits needed by MoeFCC for 375 hectares Forest for non-forest use.
“Boxshot at ARM for Tadoba * Under WPA 1972, the core area of ​​the National Park and places of sucquaries must be made inviolate.
Proposal to relocate Rantalodhi from TATR was taken * Proposal delivered for the transfer of forest land 374.75 ha, which was degraded forest land Surrounded by human residence * from 244 families, 145 families choose option-II to be completed by government institutions, while 99.
Will go by taking one-time payment * The proposal is trapped because the land provided by the villagers is less than necessary to recimitate them * State data shows the overall land emptied by the villagers is 8,614 ha for 66 rehabilitated villages from tiger reserves, which are more than the land diverted by 2,651 ha for rehabilitation * Most relocated land income but in Chandrapur Regency there is no land available * CEC said giving 375 ha forest more b aik rather than placing biotic pressure at more than 2,044 ha of the main forest by the villagers