TNPSC Thervupettagam

Legal Protection for Sacred Groves – Rajasthan

December 22 , 2024 8 hrs 0 min 49 0
  • The Supreme Court directed the state of Rajasthan to complete the survey and notification of sacred groves (orans) in all districts.
  • The forest department of Rajasthan was asked to do the detailed on-ground and satellite mapping of each sacred grove.
  • It includes grooves such as orans, dev-vans, rundhs, or by any other name by which they are known in the respective area.
  • The top court also recommended that Orans be granted the protection under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, specifically through Section 36-C.
  • This section allows the declaration of ‘community reserves.

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