Fear of displacement of tribals: Eight villages of the proposed district in Ratapani Tiger Reserve, will be oppressed by forest officers public representatives

The exercise to make Ratapani Sanctuary a tiger reserve has been going on for about one and a half decades. After the consent of CM Mohan Yadav, now the forest department has also intensified its process here. Ratapani Century will include villages in Bhopal, Raisen and Sehore districts. Half of the rate of Sehore district

is having a large population in these villages who are afraid of displacement. Those who believe that if the tiger reserve is formed, then they will have to leave the land of their ancestors. So the other forest department officials are preparing to take persecution between the public representatives and the public.

The number of tigers and leopards in the forest areas of the district is increasing rapidly. Currently there are 20 tigers and more than 350 leopards in the forests of the district. About eight villages are being included in it. It is the villages under the forest area Budhni, Virpur Range, Forest Circle Rehti and Sehore Range. This village is attached to Ratpani Century. Other villages including Rabiabad Kathotia, Sevenia Parihar, Rawakhedi, Sarash, Chikalpani, Lohapathar can be added to the core areas.

how to leave the legacy of ancestors Brij Dhurve, a tribal youth of village Ratanpur, say, there is a protector of the forest, there is a big conspiracy against them in this country, the land is being evicted from the forest and is being given in the hands of the corporate. How to leave these lands from our forefathers.

tribal society has been living here for years. These lands are the means of their freezing. We are afraid that our land will be taken in the name of displacement and then the rural rates will be forced to wander.

DFO MS Dabur says, in the proposed villages to include public representatives and local people in the tiger. Condolence will be taken. Detailed discussion will be done, even after their consent, there will be further process.