Letter from Tribals to NHRC
uf0d8 Government’* proposal is a violation of human rights.
uf0d8 It is taking away their right to live, right to follow their beliefs.
uf0d8 For centuries the forests have been their means of livelihood.
uf0d8 They have practised their rituals here.
uf0d8 No alternative has been suggested to them.
uf0d8 Nothing has happened to the wildlife, so why this sudden interest?
uf0d8 Displacement would cause untold misery to them, their families, **** and their future.
Response from the Government
uf0d8 The government had given a warning to the people two years ago.
uf0d8 There has been an alarming rise in poaching, cutting of trees and *** of wildlife.
uf0d8 Environmental pollution has also increased.
uf0d8 It is the government’* duty to protect the endangered species.
uf0d8 The government has offered compensation and promised rehabilitation in alternative places.
uf0d8 Offered jobs to the men.
*NHRC’ Report**
uf0fc Both sides have a point.
uf0fc The Tribals have tradition, practice and decades of residence behind them. It is their world and life.
uf0fc Sudden uprooting will leave them emotionally *****, turn them into vagabonds and force them into jobs or occupations which they have never followed.
uf0fc The Government is right in its concern for wildlife. It is its duty to save certain species from becoming extinct. Poachers are having a field day, and every day the environment is threatened.
