Assam forest dwellers get land rights under Forest Rights Act

GUWAHATI, Nov 11:  In a significant step towards recognising the traditional rights of forest-dwelling communities, 234 beneficiaries in lower Assam’s Kamrup district received title deeds under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, at a programme held in Amingaon near here on Wednesday. Guardian minister of Kamrup district, Ajanta Neog, distributed the title deeds among the beneficiaries […]

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