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(11-18-2018, 07:48 AM)Rishi Wrote: It recommends that 200-odd Maldharis families be rehabilitated, as they are willing to move out, following which 30-odd lions can be released in the Barda sanctuary.
Barda is better than nothing... For first time we see some concrete measures for relocation of people. 200 families mean probably around 1500 people out of 4000 inhabiting the sanctuary to be relocated - 35-40%. But I'm not so sure that Maldharies have a desire to move out, their tribe suffered already many times before from unfulfilled promises of the provincial government.
A civil war is happening from years between maldhari people/supporters and forest dept/govt about maldhari shuffling first in gir now in Barda. lots of protests happening.