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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | COVID-19 lockdown dents the economy of India’s forest dwellers -Hridayesh Joshi

COVID-19 lockdown dents the economy of India’s forest dwellers -Hridayesh Joshi

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published Published on May 6, 2020   modified Modified on May 7, 2020

-Mongabay.com

* The nationwide lockdown has affected the economy of India’s tribal population, which depends highly on the sale of minor forest products.

* However, state governments are hoping things will become normal soon as the lockdown norms get relaxed in the coming days. Chhattisgarh’s Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel even praised the tribal population in his state for maintaining social distancing properly.

* Experts and organisations working with tribal communities demand removal or reduction of tax on tendu leaves to ease the impact of lockdown on tribal communities this year.

Sanjay Kumar Hansda, a member of the Santhal tribe, would usually earn as much as Rs. 25,000 between March and June by collecting and selling minor forest products. However, this year, the prospects look rather bleak. Until now, early May, his earnings have plummeted by 70 percent from the usual due to the ongoing lockdown in India. “I used to collect and sell mahuwa, karanj seed, tamarind and other forest products in the market but this year no buyer has turned up in our area. Whom should I sell all this to now?” questioned Hansda, who lives in Jashipur Block of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

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Mongabay.com, 6 May, 2020, https://india.mongabay.com/2020/05/covid-19-lockdown-dents-the-economy-of-indias-forest-dwellers/


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