Team Goemkarponn
CANACONA: The District Level Committee (DLC) under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, held a meeting under the chairmanship of Kushavati District Collector Gurudas S. T. Desai to consider 50 fresh forest rights claims submitted by residents of Gaondongrem village in Canacona taluka.
The meeting was convened to deliberate on the claims and take decisions in accordance with the provisions of the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
The meeting was attended by the Deputy Conservator of Forests, South and Kushavati District; the Deputy Conservator of Forests, Wildlife and Eco-Tourism, South and Kushavati Division; the Deputy Collector and Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), who also heads the Sub-Divisional Level Committee (SDLC) in Canacona; and the Zilla Panchayat member representing Sanvordem.
The committee examined the 50 fresh claims as part of the process of considering forest rights applications under the Act.
The Forest Rights Act, 2006, provides a legal framework for recognising the forest rights of Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers, subject to the prescribed eligibility criteria and verification procedures.
The meeting focused on the claims submitted by residents of Gaondongrem village, with the DLC tasked with deliberating on the applications in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Act.
