Van Gujjars in Uttarakhand get eviction notices, say forest rights being violated
In a rush to clear encroachments on forest land, including temples, mazars, and settlements, the Uttarakhand Forest Department has served eviction notices to communities of hundreds of Van Gujjar people, traditionally forest-dwelling pastoralists, residing in the Terai East and West Forest Divisions. Claiming that around 400 Van Gujjar households, mostly belonging to Muslims, had been … Read more