DEVOLUTION OF FOREST MANAGEMENT - Vasundhara

24Period Constitutional Rules Operational Rules Conflicts/ Offence Cases Benefit distributionPatrollingPaid watchers were appointed, as thepeople were busy in harvest.Measures taken to tackle forest fire.People of other villages would not beallowed to enter into the forest.Milupada people approached to free theencroached forestland.Collection of tender bamboo shoots notallowed.Strong restrictions on cutting of Sal,Mahua and Bija trees imposed.1990-95 Interim harvesting offirewood (in largequantities) can be allowedlooking at the demand bythe people (as during theNuakhai festival).Decrease in the strengthof patrolling party (1993).During silvi-culture operations only theinvaluable species, dry and fallen, deceasedtree branches and matured bamboo polesshould be harvested.No person can enter the forest without thepermission of the committeeAn individual was orderedto plant a Mahua tree inlieu of the cutting done byhim (1992).Cleaning carried out in 50 acres (1990).68 cartloads of dry wood collected.