Orissa Forest Protection Committee

In Jiginipatna no one ignores the call of the village forest protection committee. It started with a group of villagers who got together to save their forests from the timber mafia and interestingly while people in the village are divided on caste lines, they are all united when it comes to protecting their forests."We may be enemies when it comes ...

A group of villagers from Orissa have united to save their forests from the timber mafia, despite divisions on caste lines. In Jiginipatna village, no one ignores the call of the Forest Protection Committee (FPC).

In Jiginipatna no one ignores the call of the village forest protection committee. It started with a group of villagers who got together to save their forests from the timber mafia and interestingly while people in the village are divided on caste lines, they are all united when it comes to protecting their forests."We may be enemies when it comes ...

A group of villagers from Orissa have united to save their forests from the timber mafia, despite divisions on caste lines. In Jiginipatna village, no one ignores the call of the Forest Protection Committee (FPC).