Villager recordsdata criticism towards forest dept’s eviction drive | Mysuru Information – The Occasions of India

Shivamogga: A villager filed a criticism on the police station towards the forest division’s eviction drive.In Korlikoppa village close to Kundur, inside Barur gram panchayat limits, farmer Dakappa filed a criticism towards workers connected to the Ambligola Vary, accusing them of destroying his arecanut and banana plantation. Dakappa stated his household was granted three acres of land in 1994 by the state govt, following which they took up agriculture on the land. Regardless of having legitimate paperwork and khata registration, the forest division claimed the land belonged to them and filed a case in 2022, he acknowledged. The matter is pending in civil courtroom, however forest officers allegedly destroyed his crops.The cops stated they recorded the forest division official’s assertion and can submit a report back to the courtroom.When contacted, DCF Mohammed Fayajuddin stated he doesn’t have details about the case.In the meantime, many households in Sagar’s Kattinakaru village worry being evicted after receiving notices from the forest division. They had been displaced as a result of Sharavathi dam venture.In Kattinakaru village, 14 households face eviction. Forest minister Eshwara Khandre acknowledged that encroachments below three acres with pending Forest Rights Act functions wouldn’t be cleared, nonetheless farmers really feel these guarantees are unfulfilled.Farmers and activists allege political forces are utilizing environmental conservation to displace locals.DCF (wildlife) Prasanna Krishna Patgar instructed TOI that they’re following the courtroom orders to clear the reserve forest space. Farmers are encroachers and aren’t entitled to compensation, he stated.