Forest Department may take up drone survey to verify land claims in Anamalai Tiger Reserve

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The Forest Department plans to conduct a drone survey to verify land claims in Anamalai Tiger Reserve, where local residents assert rights under the Forest Rights Act. This initiative reflects the intersection of technology with environmental conservation.

The lands have been claimed by by residents of settlements in the reserve under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006