<p class="title">Forest-dwelling tribal community members decided to urge the government to declare Nagarahole forest as a fifth scheduled tribe area, during a meeting held at the haadi, recently. </p>.<p class="title">The dwellers of Karadikallu, Athoor and Kolli haadi convened a meeting at Odathigudi Temple and demanded facilities for the dwellers.</p>.<p class="title">The community rights should be given to the dwellers, they said. </p>.<p class="title">Forest rights committee president J A Shivu said that tribals residing in the line houses of coffee plantations should be rehabilitated.</p>.<p class="title">The forest dwellers should not be evicted forcefully, he added. </p>.<p class="title">The meeting was attended by K Badaga Gram Panchayat PDO Poonaccha, forest department officials and others. </p>
<p class="title">Forest-dwelling tribal community members decided to urge the government to declare Nagarahole forest as a fifth scheduled tribe area, during a meeting held at the haadi, recently. </p>.<p class="title">The dwellers of Karadikallu, Athoor and Kolli haadi convened a meeting at Odathigudi Temple and demanded facilities for the dwellers.</p>.<p class="title">The community rights should be given to the dwellers, they said. </p>.<p class="title">Forest rights committee president J A Shivu said that tribals residing in the line houses of coffee plantations should be rehabilitated.</p>.<p class="title">The forest dwellers should not be evicted forcefully, he added. </p>.<p class="title">The meeting was attended by K Badaga Gram Panchayat PDO Poonaccha, forest department officials and others. </p>