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Download the annexures below:

Annexure I:                   Article in Times of India: “Denied of produce, tribals set forest afire”, 26.4.2007.

Annexure II:                 Article in  Prajavani, “DCF harasses aged tribal”, 30.3.2007.

Annexure III:                Letter to Chief Minister by C. Made Gowda and C. Madappa (protesting against harassment and registering of false cases against tribals, creating an atmosphere of fear etc.), English translation.

Annexure IV:                Letter to Chief Minister by several tribal leaders, 5.4.2007 (protesting against harassment and registering of false cases against tribals, creating an atmosphere of fear etc.), Kannada original and English translation.

Annexure V:                 Letter to District Panchayat from Dr. H. Sudarshan, VGKK, 5.4.2007 (supporting the adivasis’ contention regarding harassment).

Annexure VI:                Memorandum of adivasis to CEO, Zilla Panchayat alleging harassment of adivasis and extraction of confessions under duress, English translation..

Annexure VII:               Article in Deccan Herald, “Soligas wrongly blamed for forest fires: tribal leaders”, 1.4.2007.

Annexure VIII:             Official memorandum from PCCF, Karnataka banning NTFP collection for commercial purpose.

Annexure IX:                Letter from DCF (WL) Chamarajanagar, Mr. Dixit Kumar, to the PCCF in response to official memorandum banning NTFP collection for commercial purpose, 29.3.2004.

Annexure X:                 Proposal submitted by DCF (WL) Chamarajanagar, Dr. R. Raju, to the PCCF urging permission for Soligas to collect 5 key NTFPs, 1.6.2006.

Annexure XI:                Letter of DCF (WL) Chamarajanagar to Deputy Commissioner to disallow quarrying in areas near to BRT WLS, 29.12.2005.

Annexure XII:               Letter of Dy. Commissioner, Chamarajanagar District, to Dept. of Mines and Geology, to discontinue 12 quarries near the BRT WLS, 25.3.2006.

Annexure XIII:             Letter of Karnatak Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene to the Centrally Empowered Committee, Supreme Court, to order stoppage of quarrying, 20.9.2006.

Annexure XIV:             Letter of Zilla Soliga Abirudhi Sangha to Chief Minister, regarding Wildlife Committee.