PANAJI
The gram sabha of Caurem Pirla panchayat on Saturday passed a resolution stating that there will be no diversion of forest land at Survey no. 19/0 in Cavorem village of Quepem taluka for mining or any other industrial purposes considering its ecological, cultural, religious importance and livelihood of the Scheduled Tribes and other traditional dwellers of the village, who have filed their claims under Forest Rights Act, 2006 on the said land and are enjoying rights as enshrined under sub-section 1 of Section 3 of the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
The resolution will be communicated to the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi; Ministry of Tribal Affairs, New Delhi; Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Panaji; the Chief Secretary and Chairperson of State Level Monitoring Committee under FRA, State government, and South Goa District Collector.
