Interview: Fight to save Hasdeo has shown that forests belong to everyone
Environmentalist Alok Shukla, who won the Goldman Prize, said his award was in honour of the Adivasis’ fight for land, water and forest.
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Environmentalist Alok Shukla, who won the Goldman Prize, said his award was in honour of the Adivasis’ fight for land, water and forest.
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A young activist from Manipur is leading the protests in the region. She has been carrying out marches, holding sit-in protests, delivering speeches, and putting out threads on Twitter arguing why coal mining should be stopped in Hasdeo.
The government has deleted a key clause on a gram sabha seeking consent from local populations before diverting forest land.
The Hasdeo forest falls under the Korba, Sujapur and Sarguja districts of Chattisgarh and has a sizeable population of Adivasi residents.