NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission has directed the chief secretary of Andhra Pradesh government to submit an action taken report to it over forest officials forcing migrant Adivasis homeless. The commission was moved by Supreme Court advocate and rights activist Radhakanta Tripathy who alleged that forest officials had set afire five huts and destroyed other huts of Adivasis (Scheduled tribes) in Burgumpahad mandal in Khammam district and the displaced Adivasis had been running from pillar to post in search of shelter.About 40 tribal families faced demolition by forest officials on March 27 this year at Mothey village near a reserve forest.Leaving their women and children under the open sky, the family heads had been searching for help with little success, Tripathy alleged and requested the NHRC to direct the state government to rehabilitate the families.
Comments
0 comment