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सिंगरौंली के जंगल बचाने के समर्थक हैं फिल्म स्टार अभय देओल

Press release | January 11, 2012 at 17:17

नई दिल्ली / सिंगरौली, 11 जनवरी, 2012­- फिल्म अभिनेता अभय देओल भी आज ग्रीनपीस कार्यकर्ता बन गये। वह न केवल कोयला खनन के लिए जंगलों की बलि देने के खिलाफ चल रहे ग्रीनपीस के अभियान में शामिल हो गये बल्कि खतरे में पडे मध्य प्रदेश के सिंगरौली जिले में...

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Government wants coal, people want forests

Government wants coal, people want forests

Blog entry by Nambie | June 5, 2012

"Jungle toh munshi ka hain." These words stayed with me throughout and even after my stay in Singrauli, the so called energy capital of the country. We travelled to Singrauli, deep inside the Mahan forest to bear witness to the...

Coal versus Forest

Coal versus Forest

Hub | July 19, 2012 at 17:15

We must stop the Government from cutting down giant areas of forest in Central India to get the coal that lies beneath.

People in Mahan fight for their rights

People in Mahan fight for their rights

Blog entry by Rina D'Souza | March 7, 2013

Mahan, Singrauli, Waidhan.....these were names thrown at me even before I joined Greenpeace. All I knew was that there is a forest in eastern MadhyaPradesh and we were to set off hot air balloons and actor Abhay Deol was to be a part...

MSS formed in Singrauli to protect forests & rights of forest communities

MSS formed in Singrauli to protect forests & rights of forest communities

Feature story | March 27, 2013 at 16:23

There have been changes brewing in Mahan, Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh. For the first time last month local people from five villages formed a committee of sorts to protect their land and the forests from coal mining companies like Mahan Coal...

Mahan Sangharsh Samiti gathering more local support for forest rights

Mahan Sangharsh Samiti gathering more local support for forest rights

Blog entry by Akshay Gupta | April 4, 2013

The sound of tribal songs filled the air, Sela - a tribal dance, set the atmosphere for more than 250 devotees from the village; they began offering prasad from the puja of 'Dih Baba' (forest God). Simultaneously, the Mahan Company...

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Tribal Minister writes to Madhya Pradesh CM Supporting Forest Dependent Communities

Press release | July 19, 2013 at 15:38

New Delhi/ July 19, 2013: Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Mr V Kishore Chandra Deo, who has been vocal on ensuring implementation of tribal rights, met seven members of Mahan Sangharsh Samiti (MSS) and Greenpeace activists. The Samiti, includes...

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Tribal Affairs Minister, KC Deo says FRA violations in Mahan will be investigated

Tribal Affairs Minister, KC Deo says FRA violations in Mahan will be investigated

Feature story | July 19, 2013 at 16:06

The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, V Kishore Chandra Deo, promised complete support to ensure that the Forest Rights Act (FRA) is upheld in Mahan, Madhya Pradesh. The Minister addressed a joint press conference with Greenpeace India and Mahan...

Forging signatures to claim land - The story of Mahan

Forging signatures to claim land - The story of Mahan

Video | July 20, 2013 at 23:54

Greenpeace organised a joint press conference with Ministry of Tribal Affairs on forest rights' violation in Mahan: "Community rights have not been recognised at all. I have written to the CM of Madhya Pradesh asking him to uphold the rights...

Threats don't deter the people of Mahan

Threats don't deter the people of Mahan

Blog entry by Gopika Nangia | July 30, 2013

The Mahan forest that is spread over 1182.35  hectares, and that close to 60 villages are dependent on, will be largely destroyed due to allocation of various coal blocks within the forest. In Amelia village if you swivel your head,...

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