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Lifting water from Indus, free of cost, or using groundwater to cultivate the land they have encroached upon, these influential land grabbers literally mint money through forest land. AFP/File
MATIARI: A herd of cattle is lazily grazing vegetation on a pasture dotted with small ponds and pools of sparkling greenish blue water and encircled with different trees in a hamlet in the riverine area of Indus in Hala, Matiari district.
The picturesque landscape used to be hallmark of every temporary human settlement in the riverine area since time immemorial but it has not been so anymore as this natural beauty is fast giving way to large tracts of land cleared of trees and tamed for plantation.
governor is looking to push back on environmentalists and ease the rules in order to clear more trees and build more roads. claudia cowan live in chico, california with the live report tonight. claudia? good evening, martha. that s right. outgoing governor jerry brown now talking about relaxing the rules a little bit as they pertain to logging. of course he is going to have a big fight on his hands from environmental groups. the politics of forest management policy really the last thing on the minds here for thousand of fire survivors. this disaster recovery center that opened at the chico mall is their first stop on the long road to recovery and rebuilding and this center has been buzzing with activity since it opened on friday. here people can register with the federal emergency management agency, fema, to apply for federal aid. they can also access supervisors like the dmv and mental health counseling and even pet a therapy dog. several dozen agencies are
needed, likely sometime next year. over the weekend, president trump surveyed the damage in paradise and reiterated his belief that forest management policy needs to change. he also said the president of finland recently told him that they d prevent wild fires by raking leaves, something the finnish president didn t say at all. even so, in this conservative district, many residents appreciated the president s visit and his pledge of the government s full support. i m very very impressed. for him to come to a state that has not supported him, it took a very big person to do that. i m grateful for all the support that he s given. he didn t have to come here the way california s treated him. but he did. for that i m very grateful. jef dana: joe florence and his family were among those who gathered at a vigil. evacuees said being around
will have to work together to find a new normal. interior secretary ryan zinke was here, as well, and he said that he hopes the campfire will lead to significant changes in forest management policy. he said this kind of loss and devastation is just unacceptable. shannon. shannon: claudia collin, thank you very much. live on the scene there pared down to the wire in florida tonight, recount deadlines just hours away from right now, control of the major governor s seat and egg presidential swing state is hanging in the ballot come along with a potential senate pick up for a slim g.o.p. majority. probably a couple of hundred people. the observers, the folks representing the candidates. shannon: lawsuits in court today, so what happens next, a couple of veterans of florida s election battles joining us line. stick around. hundred roads named park in the u.s.