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The Indian <strong>Police</strong> Journal(a usual trick played nowadays). If the Maoists do this, the suffererswill be the local villagers. Also, harassing the villagers will be counterproductivefor Maoists in the long run. Again, the ownership <strong>of</strong> GramSabha over bamboos will remove the long-st<strong>and</strong>ing irritant betweenthe locals <strong>and</strong> the administration, which the Government is selling thebamboos to locals for customary requirements at a rate about ten timeshigher what the Paper Mills are required to pay.The experiment in villages Mendha-Lekha <strong>and</strong> Maarda, in Dhanorathe initiative, sustained dem<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> undying spirit <strong>of</strong> a few villagecommunity leaders, like Mohan Hirabai Hiralal, Devaji Tophe, therights <strong>of</strong> the villagers on the ownership <strong>of</strong> bamboos in village limits,were recognized in 2009 <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong>ed over in a function <strong>by</strong> the ChiefMinister <strong>of</strong> Maharashtra in the presence <strong>of</strong> Central Minister Shri JairamRamesh <strong>and</strong> the Home Minister <strong>of</strong> State on 27 th April, 2011. Thevillage Mendha-Lekha has shown the way. The villagers got almost<strong>and</strong> collected/deposited about Rs. 80 lakh in Gram Sabha account forthe management <strong>of</strong> forests <strong>and</strong> village development <strong>and</strong> that too in justone year. This experiment has led the residents <strong>of</strong> about 400 villagesin the District to dem<strong>and</strong> the replication <strong>and</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong> theScheduled Tribes <strong>and</strong> Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition<strong>of</strong> Forest Rights), Act, 2006. However, the alleged deep nexus <strong>of</strong> Paperreal tribal welfare.Thus, we will be able to cut the mass base <strong>and</strong> source <strong>of</strong> funds toMaoists to a large extent. The villagers <strong>and</strong> tribal will have gainfulemployment, their economic condition will greatly improve <strong>and</strong>above all, they will reclaim <strong>and</strong> regain their lost self-esteem. Therewill be hardly any recruits for Maoists. These two measurers will bringMaoists on their knees. About 50 to 60% <strong>of</strong> the problem <strong>of</strong> Naxalism/Maoism would get reduced.3. Breaking the Barriers <strong>of</strong> TerrainThe <strong>Police</strong> ResponsePromoting disorder is the objective <strong>of</strong> the Maoists, which is cheap tocreate <strong>and</strong> very costly to prevent. They may beat brutally or kill anyJanuary - March, 201373
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