On September 22, Karnataka Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Mankal Vaidya warned that the Kasturirangan report, if implemented in its current form, could displace over 85,000 families in Uttara Kannada district. Speaking in the Assembly, the Bhatkal MLA cautioned that residents might even be forced to move to neighboring Goa, despite their long history of sacrifices for various national development projects.
Vaidya pointed out the paradox: while the Centre and state conduct GPS surveys to grant land rights to some 85,000 families living on forest land, the report seeks to impose new
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📰 Source: Sahil Online