A set of photos of tribes talking to forest department officials in reserve Nagarahole Tiger. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The forest department refuted the demands on the soil of the ancestors of the “Attur Kolli Haadi” in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve because no such Hamlet is on the official records.
The problem came to the forefront, when about 150 tribes from nearby villages and worked in local estates, promoted its rights to land 5 and 6 May and refused to release space until its claims under the Forest Rights Act (FRA).
The Division Division Division Division Division Division Division Division Division Division Division Division Division Division Division, entered into about 150 tribes, including FRA and other tribal leaders, entered the Nagarahole forest area and built three bouda after cleaning vegetation, entered the Nagarahole forest area on Saturday. The division of the Nagarahole Division division and built on Saturday about 150 tribes, including FRA candidates.
Although the forest department staff tried to persuade the tribes to release the area, refused to do so and stated that they would remain inside the forest until their forests were recognized.
However, Mr. Kumar said that their claims are not supported by historical or legal records and therefore were not permissible. Forestry officials stated that the applications had undergone extensive inspection and several rounds of verification by subdivision and district levels (SDLC/DLC) since 2020.
It was concluded that there was no record of a tribal village called “Attur Kolli Haadi” in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, Mr. Kumar said.
The Proceedings at the Committee of the Committee of the Forest Committee at forest level, which took place on May 22, 2025, led by the Commissioner of Madiker, records a statement by the forest department that there is no record of Attur Koll HAADI.
The Ministry provided supportive evidence that the forest area of the Attur Kolli is a natural forest and in the forest plot has never become any historical occupation, housing or cultivation, as applicants claim, Kumar said.
The authorities quoted the plan of management of Nagarahole National Park (2000–2010) and pointed out that it mentions the names of 43 Hamlets, but there was no record of Attur Koll Haadi. Satellite images from 1985 to 2025 were also cited by historical management plans and demographic surveys from the University of Mysore to claim that there were no housing or cultivation in this area.
Before that 15 May, the SDLC session was held in Madikeri, and the officials submitted their petition with records, while officials from the integrated tribe development project stated that there was no mention of the “Anthole of Koll Haadi” in their records.
SDLC FRA also believed that the evidence submitted to the applicants was not sufficient to prove historical dwellings and cultivation, and therefore, according to Mr. Kumar, rejected the claims on forest rights concerning the forest area of Attur Kolli.
Meanwhile, tribal leaders and non -governmental organizations supporting this cause sharply criticized the state’s response and accused the authorities of violating the spirit and letter of FRA. The State Human Rights Commission in Karnataka, which reserved the Suo Moto case, ordered Kodag representatives to conduct the investigation in the process, and other hearing will be held on June 10, 2025.
Published – June 7, 2025 20:06
