{"id":9222,"date":"2020-07-28T19:32:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T14:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=9222"},"modified":"2020-07-28T19:32:47","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T14:02:47","slug":"sacred-groves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/sacred-groves\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacred Groves"},"content":{"rendered":"

Relevance: Sociology:\u00a0Tribal communities in India: (a) Definitional problems. (b) Geographical spread.<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) Colonial policies and tribes.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Sacred<\/p>\n

Context<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Allocation of village land for the development of solar and wind parks at the cost of pasture land is detrimental for villages.<\/p>\n

Residents of Devikot village in Rajasthan\u2019s Jaisalmer district are fighting to protect a sacred grove that caters to the forage requirements of more than 35,000 large and small animals in the area.<\/p>\n

\"Sacred<\/p>\n

Analysis<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sacred groves\u00a0are areas of natural vegetation protected by village communities due to religious reasons. Historically, villages surrounding Devikot have maintained and protected this land.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0grove\u00a0around the Degrai Mata temple was allocated for community use by Jaisalmer\u2019s king in the 16th<\/sup>\u00a0century.<\/p>\n

In 2004, villagers received approximately 5,817 hectares of land registered in the name of the temple.<\/p>\n

The villagers submitted a memorandum to Jaisalmer\u2019s district collector June 2020 to register the remaining 9,358 hectares of land in the name of Degrai Mata Temple Trust.<\/p>\n

The Rajasthan government now, however \u2014 in an attempt to adopt cleaner sources of energy \u2014 is planning a solar park in the area.<\/p>\n

\"Lessons<\/p>\n

The allocation of village land for the development of solar and wind parks has begun\u00a0in Jaisalmer and neighbouring districts Barmer, Bikaner and Jodhpur as well. Some of these village pasture lands were misidentified as wastelands by the state government.<\/p>\n

Locals have maintained and\u00a0protected these lands\u00a0for centuries. They depend on these common property resources \u2014 including\u00a0orans<\/em>\u00a0(sacred village forests) and\u00a0gochars<\/em>\u00a0(village grazing land) \u2014 for dry fodder for their animals.<\/p>\n

Around half the income of small and marginal farmers in Rajasthan\u2019s arid areas comes from dairy and animal husbandry, according to the state government\u2019s draft\u00a0State Livestock and Dairy Development Policy, 2019.<\/p>\n

\"Strategies<\/p>\n

With soaring temperatures, communities have to cope with stressed natural resources. Herders, thus, find it challenging to arrange fodder for their livestock.<\/p>\n

The deplorable condition of these lands\u00a0occurred due to encroachment by some locals, disinterest of Panchayati Raj institutions and reallocation of the land by the state.<\/p>\n

This mismanagement poses a direct threat to fodder security for the livestock that is dependent on them. This is because during summers, dry and arid parts in Rajasthan receive poor rainfall.<\/p>\n

In a state where\u00a0Amrita Bishnoi\u00a0\u2014 along with her community members \u2014 died to protect groves three centuries ago, the present state efforts to adopt greener energy sources at the cost of destroying pasture lands is a dangerous attempt against the livelihood of several villagers.<\/p>\n

The opportunity cost of setting up these solar and wind parks is high, reckless and irreparable.<\/p>\n

\"Sacred<\/p>\n

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