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Protected Area Network in Orissa - Vasundhara

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Issues <strong>in</strong> Karlapat Sanctuary• Confusion over the area of SanctuaryAccord<strong>in</strong>g to the official sources (Wildlife <strong>Orissa</strong> 2004, Forest Department, GoO)the total area of the sanctuary is 147.66 sq.km. But, as mentioned <strong>in</strong> the Work<strong>in</strong>gPlan of Kalahandi Forest Division the actual area of the sanctuary is 175.50 sq kmswhich has been wrongly notified as 147.66 sq. kms <strong>in</strong> the official records. The stategovernment has however, not depicted the correct area of the sanctuary so far <strong>in</strong>any official record though the recommendation <strong>in</strong> the Work<strong>in</strong>g Plan was passedmany years ago.• Land issue and ban on Podu cultivation:Except three villages: Simelpadar and Tentulipadar of Karlapat GP andSorisbandel of Gunupur GP, all other 49 villages com<strong>in</strong>g under the Sanctuary havebeen issued with pattas for the people's homestead lands. Hence, these threevillages are be<strong>in</strong>g treated as encroached settlements and rest as revenue villages.The people of these settlements are deprived of avail<strong>in</strong>g benefits of variouswelfare schemes such as Indira Awas Yojana, Antodaya and Annapurna Yojana,PDS, ICDS, primary health, basic education and even dr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g water facilities etc.S<strong>in</strong>ce Simelpadar village has not been provided with pattas, unlike other pattahold<strong>in</strong>g villages, the authorities didn’t feel the necessity of issu<strong>in</strong>g notice to thevillagers regard<strong>in</strong>g declaration of the sanctuary. At any po<strong>in</strong>t of time the villagerscould be evicted from their homeland without any former notice, because <strong>in</strong> theeyes of the FD the villagers are forestland encroachers. Last year they came toknow about declaration of the sanctuary from the local Soil Conservation officer.This year when the FD debarred them from practic<strong>in</strong>g the traditional podu(shift<strong>in</strong>g) cultivation they got confirmed about this.Not only this but restriction <strong>in</strong> collection of fuel wood and NTFPs has also beenimposed on them.• Livelihood issue and ban on NTFPBan has been imposed on collection and transportation of NTFPs <strong>in</strong> the entiresanctuary area. Forest products are not allowed to be transported <strong>in</strong> or out of thedemarcated area, which has certa<strong>in</strong>ly restricted the sustenance sources of the62

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