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MP: ‘Over 37,000 Kilometres of Tribal Land to be Handed Over to Corporates’ -Sumedha Pal

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The state government is said to be formalising plans to give 40% of "degraded forest land" to private firms, allege activists.

New Delhi: Amidst the ongoing battle by tribal communities in India to formalise their land claims, the Madhya Pradesh government has reportedly proposed the privatisation of 40% of “degraded forest land” to private firms.

The government claims that this land is wasteland and has degraded for multiple reasons, and that private players will be brought in for a period of 30 years  and to “improve” the ecology of the state's forests.

The proposed land spans across the forest area of 37,420 sq km (40%). While Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief of Forest Force Rajesh Srivastava has issued a circular to all CCFs and DFOs asking them to select degraded forest areas, a detailed proposal will be finalised with the nod of the Central government soon, according to sources..

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