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CASE STUDY- 1BAISIPALLI WILDLIFE SANCTUARYThe study report presents a picture <strong>of</strong> implications <strong>of</strong> conservation policy in general and in particularthe Supreme Court <strong>ban</strong> order on collection <strong>of</strong> <strong>NTFP</strong>s from the protected area on the lives andlivelihood <strong>of</strong> people <strong>of</strong> three villages namely, Gochhabari, Dhipasahi and Kuchumura located insidethe Baisipalli Sanctuary. The study findings <strong>of</strong> three villages are presented in a compiled form andthe specific features found in the villages have been mentioned separately under the broad head.Brief pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> Baisipalli SanctuaryBaisipalli sanctuary is located in Nayagarh district to the south <strong>of</strong> Satkosiya Gorge Sanctuary. It is aquality sal forest with significant numbers <strong>of</strong> wild species such as tiger, leopard and elephant. TheBaisipalli sanctuary was notified u/s 18 <strong>of</strong> Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 on 7 th November 1981. Itspreads over two forest divisions <strong>of</strong> Nayagarh and Boudh covering an area <strong>of</strong> 168.35 sq. kms. Thesanctuary is contiguous with the Satkosiya Wildlife Sanctuary. The sanctuary comes under themanagement control <strong>of</strong> the Mahanadi Wildlife Division, Nayagarh.Brief Pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> the SanctuarySanctuaryAreaNo. <strong>of</strong> villages and Gram Panchayatsinside SanctuaryStatus <strong>of</strong> villagesTotal populationCaste groups (with % to totalpopulation)Status <strong>of</strong> SanctuaryBaisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary168.35 sq. kms35 villages4 Gram Panchayats30 – Revenue villages5 – Unsurveyed villages5874 (2001 Census)Scheduled Caste – 19%Scheduled Tribe – 32%Others – 49%Deemed Sanctuary [Though final notification has notbeen issued till the date, but it is being considered asDeemed Sanctuary as per the provisions laid down inWildlife (Amendment) Act,1991]16
Forest DivisionsBoudh Forest Division – 77.63 Sq kms• ‘A’ Class R.F – 46.74 Sq.kms (1916)• ‘B’ Class R.F – 30.89 Sq.kms (1925)Nayagarh Forest Division – 90.72 Sq kmsYear <strong>of</strong> formation 7 th November 1981Brief pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> studied villagesName <strong>of</strong> Villages Gochhabari Dhipasahi KuchumaraTotal no. <strong>of</strong> HHs 51 33 12PopulationMaleFemale2441311131859986612437Caste groupsSC pop.ST pop.73 (M-39, F-34)171 (M-92, F-79)14 (M – 8, F – 6)169 (M – 89, F – 80)061 (M-24, F-37)Proportion <strong>of</strong> SC 29.9 7.6 0.0population (%)Proportion <strong>of</strong> ST 70.1 91.4 100.0population (%)Block Gania Gania GaniaDistrict Nayagarh Nayagarh NayagarhLiteracy rate (%) 56.9 45.9 44.2Illiteracy rate (%) 62.7 72.0 73.1(Source: Data Dissemination Wing, <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> the Registrar General, India, New Delhi, and website: http://www.censusindia.net)Implications <strong>of</strong> conservation policy on lives and livelihoodLivelihood sourcesMost <strong>of</strong> the residents <strong>of</strong> the studied villages are tribal and are in possession <strong>of</strong> agricultural landsranging between 1-5 acres. The striking feature is that these people have no title deeds for the landsunder their occupation and a large chunk <strong>of</strong> lands come under this category. Currently, agricultureand wage labor constitutes the main livelihood sources. <strong>NTFP</strong> trade which formed anothersignificant livelihood avenue in the past has completely stopped now. Few families also make a livingfrom animal hus<strong>ban</strong>dry which is nominal. Among the agricultural crops; paddy, mustard seeds,maize, black gram, green gram and kolatha (pulse) are grown. Maize is grown primarily forconsumption purpose and is not marketed. Few families also grow vegetables such as, jhudunga andjhata. While income from agriculture sustains their food need for around 4-6 months, for the rest <strong>of</strong>the year they are dependent on wage labor. While the yearly income from agriculture is around Rs.6000, income from animal hus<strong>ban</strong>dry comes around Rs. 2500 and from that <strong>of</strong> the wage labor isaround Rs. 2000. Whereas other caste people particularly, Keuta (SC) have large landholdings incomparison to the tribals. As is found that some keuta families in Dhipa sahi village are inpossession <strong>of</strong> landholding to the17
Page 1 and 2: IMPACT OF CONSERVATION POLICIES (SP
Page 3 and 4: ABSTRACTThe word Conservation is on
Page 5 and 6: MethodologyMethodology for the stud
Page 7 and 8: Issues in Protected Areasacross the
Page 9 and 10: non-timber forest produce, fish and
Page 11 and 12: those people who have been cultivat
Page 13 and 14: face lot of diffic
Page 15: The Order of Supre
Page 19 and 20: item especially after monsoons. Lea
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Page 23 and 24: Manikgarh hill range extends in a s
Page 25 and 26: History of Protect
Page 27 and 28: The opinion of the
Page 29 and 30: sanctuary area. Dhaniram majhi, who
Page 31 and 32: surveyed villages but due to the pr
Page 33 and 34: In the year 2003, 134 households fr
Page 35 and 36: Village: KatingpaniKatingpani came
Page 37 and 38: Loss of KL Income
Page 39 and 40: 9%Growing Food Insecurity10%14%32%
Page 41 and 42: Village: GadgadaTotal Household- 18
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Page 45 and 46: diet of the people
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Page 49 and 50: is no bus service or any other mean
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