In many hill villages of Uttarakhand, the agricultural activities have been reduced considerably. The unused and abandoned agricultural fields have been invaded by Lantanas. These Lantanas has also entered/occupied much of the village forest area. It has become a big menace for the people/Families, which are still staying behind for various reasons. I don’t know if the state forest department is taking any steps to tackle this mushrooming growth beyond the village boundary. However the lantana has not become a menace in the tribal villages in Guna district of MP and also in villages of Ahmednagar in Maharastra. Matts made are used for hutwalls, ceiling, Fencing, gate, grain containers, baskets/tokari, etc and many times plastering it with mud mixed with gobar/cowdung. Some Photographs showing the utilization of Lantanas.
Uttarakhand High Court Order to Remove Buildings from Riverbeds Rattles Uttarakhand Govt - Anupam Trivedi
Fri Jun 3 , 2016
The Uttarakhand high court’s July 4 order to cancel land allotments along riverbeds within a week and remove erected structures in 60 days has rattled the state government, especially with the assembly also being located on the banks of the Rispana river. High tension power transmission structure on Bindal river […]