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NGOs blame ambiguity over FRA 2006 implementation for non-utilisation of bamboo

-The Hindu

Erode: While non-government and welfare organisations are understandably keen to enable tribal communities on the hills to derive utility of abundance of bamboo on the hilly parts, there are indications of ambiguity over the status of implementation of Forest Rights Act 2006 under which bamboo is considered a minor forest produce.

The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests had, during 2011, asked states to treat bamboo as a minor forest produce (MFP) and respect the rights of the communities living in forests as per the Forest Rights Act (FRA) of 2006 that recognises bamboo as an MFP and vests the right of ownership, access to collect, use and dispose of minor forest produce with Scheduled Tribes and traditional forest dwellers.

There is no indication of FRA enforcement despite a Supreme Court directive, and this is the reason for the hesitation on the part of tribal communities to source bamboo trees found in large numbers for conversion into value-added products, S.Mohan Kumar, district unit convenor of Tamil Nadu Pazhagudi Makkal Sangam, said.

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