Jairam Ramesh to flag off new bamboo regime
On 27th April 2011, Maharashtra will rewrite history as Mendha Lekha will become the first village in India to exercise its community right to harvest bamboo under the Forest Rights Act (FRA).
To know more click on the following URL:
http://www.cseindia.org/content/27th-april-maharashtra-will-rewrite-history-you-are-invited-stand-witness
See Also
An update as on April 26, 2011
Other Resources
Letter: Shri Jairam Ramesh to CM of Andhra Pradesh declaring bamboo as minor forest produce
Opinion: Is bamboo a tree or a grass?
Report: Enhancing livelihoods through minor forest products
Roundtable: Is Bamboo a minor forest produce?
Feature: Bamboo, minor forest produce
Report: Redressing ‘historical injustice’
Act: The Forest Rights Act, 2006
Feature: How government is subverting forest right act