Udupi , Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday said the government would discuss with officials the demand for a physical survey of areas covered under the Kasturirangan report and take a decision on it.
We have come here to hear your views and understand the problems you are facing. You have suggested an expert committee and a physical survey on the Kerala model. The government has convened a three-day special session of the Assembly to discuss issues relating to farmers, drought and the Kasturirangan report. The representatives urged the government to form an expert committee and conduct a physical survey.
“We have to send our decision to the Centre by September 27. On the Forest Rights Act, he said the government would consider a proposal to prescribe a uniform 25-year limit.
Speaking at a meeting with residents and representatives of various organisations at Hebri in Udupi district, Shivakumar said the government wanted to understand the concerns of people living in the region before conveying its decision to the Centre. We will consider these suggestions and discuss the issue in the Assembly,” he said. “Bagair Hukum cultivation and giving land to those who cultivate it are initiatives of our government,” he said. Shivakumar said the government would not make announcements without examining whether they could be implemented. They said the findings could then be placed before the Centre and, if necessary, before the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal.
