Workshops for PESA coordinators and mobilizers from four  districts of MP

Mohit Mahajan, District Coordinator of Dindori was invited as a resource person for  two workshops on the Forest Rights Act and Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled  Areas) Act (PESA). The workshops were organized by Vanvasi Vikas Parishad on  25th-26th November in Mandla and on 28th November in Dindori. PESA District and  Block Coordinators, Mobilizers and Gram Sabha presidents from Mandla, Dindori,  Anuppur, and Shahdol participated in the workshops. 

Mohit conducted sessions on the types of rights, the role of various committees, and  the steps of Community Forest Rights claim-making. He also explained the types of  conflicts that can arise during CFR claim-making process and the practical  approaches to resolve conflicts based on ATREE’s experience of CFR work in  Dindori.