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NGT upholds rights of pastoralists in Banni grasslands
May 27 , 2021
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- The Maldhari community had filed a case against the rampant encroachment in the ecologically-sensitive Banni grassland in May, 2018.
- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered all encroachments to be removed from Gujarat’s Banni grasslands within six months.
- It also directed a joint committee to prepare an action plan in a month.
- The court also said the Maldharis will continue to hold the right to conserve the community forests in the area, granted to them as per the provisions in Section 3 of Forest Rights Act, 2006.
- Maldharis are a tribal herdsmen community in Gujarat, India.
- Maldhari community breeds Banni Buffaloes.
- Banni Buffaloes are species endemic to the region.
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