A Summary Note Even as we are at the end of the fifth decade of celebrating the World Environment Day, globally the environmental crisis continues to worsen. One of the solutions to mitigate the climate crisis and green house gas emissions adopted by countries including India has been shifting to renewable energy sources like Hydropower. […]
हिंदी के लिए नीचे स्क्रोल करें Forest Rights is key issue for Himachal electorate: Van Adhikaar Manch submits peoples’charter on FRA to major parties contesting Lok Sabha Elections As the polling date for 17th Lok Sabha elections draw closer in Himachal Pradesh, voices against the non-implementation of the Forest Rights Act 2006 (FRA) continue to gather momentum […]
हिंदी के लिए नीचे स्क्रोल करें Lack of safety compliance in Hydro Projects invitation to disasters: Community representatives, activists to authorities This Lok Sabha elections both major national parties, the BJP and Congress in their manifestos speak of “Protecting the Himalayas”. However both parties and their candidates remain silent on a grave issue of concern […]
28-01-19 To, Shri Jual Oram Minister of Tribal Affairs Government of India New Delhi Subject: With regard to the impediments and hurdles in the implementation […]
5th Dec 2018 हिंदी के लिए नीचे स्क्रॉल करें Press Note: Study breaks myths of ‘big encroachers’ under FRA in tribal areas; Reveals that most claimants are marginal landholders Himdhara Environment Research and Action Collective in collaboration with Zila Van Adhikar Samiti, Kinnaur, released its report titled, ‘Who Gains from the Forest Rights Act, 2006?’ […]
A 7 member team of state and national level human rights defenders, social workers and activists visited Sirmaur on the 13th and 14th September to probe into the brutal killing of activist Kedar Singh Jindan and meet the family of the deceased. The team comprised of Kuldeep Verma, Birbal (Dalit Vikas Sangathan Sirmaur), Sukhdev Vishwapremi […]
High Court Order of 9th July provides relief to occupants by quashing DFO orders; High Court Bench puts ball in DFO Kinnaur’s court to hear matter; High court mentions FRA and gives liberty to make submissions under FRA to State government. The orders of the Hon’ble High Court, dated 6th April 2015, followed by subsequent […]
2 मई 2018 शिमला हिमाचल वन अधिकार मंच के सदस्यों ने शिमला में 1 मई को रणनीति बैठक का आयोजन किया और 2 मई को राज्य सरकार के वरिष्ठ अधिकारियों से मिल कर वन अधिकार कानून 2006 से जुड़े मुद्दों पर चर्चा की और ज्ञापन भी सौंपा। मंच की बैठक में चंबा, सिरमौर, काँगड़ा, किन्नौर और लाहौल स्पीती […]
March 21, 2018 To, Smt Manisha Nanda Addl. Chief Secy. cum Principal Secy. to the Chief Minister (Environment Science & Technology, Information & Public Relation, Tourism & Civil Aviation) Government of Himachal Pradesh Dear Mam, We are writing to you on the Day of Action for Rivers across the world on behalf of the concerned […]
On 15th February, there was a news report on how Uttarakhand has finally struck an agreement on the Lakhwar and Kishau Dams with its neighbouring state Himachal and other states vying for the water share from these projects which were part of the Yamuna inter state agreement signed in the 1990s. “The Yamuna Review Committee […]