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COVID-19: Kendu leaf procurement hits roadblock in Odisha -Priya Ranjan Sahu

-Down to Earth

State forest officials deter Kalahandi district’s village to procure kendu leaves through gram sabha   

Residents of Dhanarpur village in Odisha’s Kalahandi district have hit a roadblock in procuring kendu leaves through gram sabhas — one of the most prominent minor forest produce (MFP) in the state.  

The Odisha government granted relaxation for collection and harvest of MFPs when the nationwide lockdown was extended for the second time in mid-April to curb the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.

The inordinate delay in procurement by government agencies, however, prompted them to look for other options.

More than 10 villages of Kalahandi decided to procure kendu leaves through gram sabha, which is in line with the provisions of the The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA).

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