Protected Area Network in Orissa - Vasundhara
Protected Area Network in Orissa - Vasundhara
Protected Area Network in Orissa - Vasundhara
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Issue of Right Settlement:After declaration of <strong>in</strong>tention forconstitut<strong>in</strong>g an area as sanctuary u/s 18 Hear<strong>in</strong>g Meet<strong>in</strong>gsof WLP Act, 1972, the sections from 19 Total No. Venue of Dateof Villages hear<strong>in</strong>gto 26A describes various the procedures 9 villages Jamudoli 8 th May 1998for settl<strong>in</strong>g the rights of local 9 villages Tikarpada 15 th May 19989 villages Purunakot 22 nd May 1998<strong>in</strong>habitants. In case of Satkosiya8 villages Jaganathpur 29 th May 1998Wildlife Santuary, the collector ofAngul district issued Form No. 8 on 12 thSeptember 1997 u/s of 26 of the ‘The wildlife (Protection) (<strong>Orissa</strong>) Rules, 1974’due to the Hon’ble Supreme Courts’ direction <strong>in</strong> a Writ Petition (Civil) No.337/95. Further <strong>in</strong> 23 rd April 1998, the concern district collector issued notice toeach village headman u/s of 27 of the ‘The Wildlife (Protection) (<strong>Orissa</strong>) Rules,1974’ to attend public hear<strong>in</strong>g. The District Collector, Angul organized fourpublic hear<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> the month of May 1998 at different places (see the box) andf<strong>in</strong>ally submitted the report to the state government on 24 th July 1998 andrecommended for issuance of f<strong>in</strong>al notification u/s 26 of WLP Act 1972. Therecommendations of the district collector are as follows:1. Total deletion of 9 (n<strong>in</strong>e) villages of Athmallick Sub –Division,measur<strong>in</strong>g Ac. 2458.82 from the Sanctuary area.2. Exclusion of Ac. 12701.19 from the sanctuary i.e. total area of 20 villagesof Angul sub-Division.3. Exclusion of Ac. 534.69 from the sanctuary, be<strong>in</strong>g the area of three forestvillages that are to be declared as revenue villages.4. Acquisition of Ac.162.28 of land <strong>in</strong> village Raigoda, through LandAcquisition proceed<strong>in</strong>gs for shift<strong>in</strong>g of the village to a new site withrehabilitation benefits as per norms of Water Resources Rehabilitation& Resettlement Plan.5. S<strong>in</strong>ce I am recommend<strong>in</strong>g for exclusion of Ac. 15694.70 area from thesanctuary equal or more extent of reserve forest area adjacent to the92