Tribals in Rajasthan decry the lax implementation of PESA Act
and Forest Rights Act to safeguard their rights following land
acquisition  Tribals evicted by the Mahi and Kadna dam projects
had to surrender their land at dirt cheap rates — just a few
hundred rupees per bigha. They were asked to resettle on land
whose legal entitlement was not clear. On some of this land
other tribal families were already living and cultivating —
hence creating a situation of conflicts among the tribals. With
the passage of time, the number of these evictees has grown, but
they continue to suffer from neglect and deprivation.  This
story is few years old but keeps repeating itself as thousands
continue to be displaced by mines, highways, industrial
projects, urbanisation and national parks. The Kumbhalgarh
National Park project in Rajasthan alone could displace 128
villages in three the districts of Rajsamand, Pali and Udaipur.
These and several other instances of loss of land by tribal
communities were narrated by representat