New forest Act to protect tribals' rights likely: ST panel chief

  • 18/12/2001

  • Sentinel (Guwahati)

The relevant Forest Regulations Act might be amended, or a new Act enacted to protect the rights of the Adivasis or tribals in forest areas, said Dilip Singh Bhuria, Chairman, Scheduled Areas and Schedule Tribes Commission, while addressing an expressive conclave of the gaonburahs and the tribals at the Kalyan Ashram auditorium in Silchar, Assam.